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National Curriculum

National curricula serve various functions and are simultaneously a control tool for following up on legal provisions, instructions from educational authorities on school policy, and a set of common goals for school work in the country. National curricula are intended to coordinate learning and teaching to the extent deemed necessary and ensure the right of all students to a certain minimum level of education and equal access to education.

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Core curriculum

Here you can access all national curricula published by the Ministry of Education and Children's Affairs. The National Curriculum for Upper Secondary Schools is coming soon to the website.

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Elementary school

Primary education

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Kindergarten

Early childhood

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Assessment
Evaluation criteria and grading with a scale
Guided assessment
Reference time table – ÍSAT

Selected chapters

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Chapter 8
Content and organization of studies
Content and organization of studies
Chapter 18
Key competence
Key competence
Chapter 19
Icelandic
Icelandic
Chapter 20
Foreign languages
Foreign languages

Basic elements of education

The basic elements of education are presented as a way for governments to focus specifically on aspects that are important to consider in modern schooling that seeks to educate for the future. In a joint introductory chapter for kindergarten, primary school and secondary school, the basic elements of Icelandic education are defined. These fundamental elements are: literacy, sustainability, health and well-being, democracy and human rights, equality and creativity.

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