Sabro Korsvejskolen

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Sabro Korsvejskolen
Location
Skolevej 4
Sabro, Aarhus, Denmark
Information
Type Public School
Established 1964
Principal Carsten Aude
Head of school Svend Ladefoged
Faculty 60
Grades 12-scale
Enrollment 500
Nickname Crossroads School
Yearbook Blue Book
Website www.sabro-korsvejskolen.dk

Sabro Korsvejskolen is a Danish public folkeskole that was founded in 1964. It is located in Sabro, as part of the Aarhus Municipality. A "folkeskole" is a type of school in Denmark covering the entire period of compulsory education from the age of 6 to 16.[1][2]

Overview

The school is a combination of pre-school, primary and lower secondary education.

The school teaches from 0 to 9 grade, a total of 10 years of schooling. The average class size is 15-20 students in the middle school and 10-17 students in the high school. The school enrolls some 500 students.

The school is linked up with a recreation center, massive sports halls, a canteen, a dentist, and a health care center. The canteen offers healthy breakfasts such as: salads, sandwiches, bread, vegetables, fruit, milk and juice.

The school has a tradition of showing a theater every year made by the students of the 8 grade, but is sometimes cancelled due to shortage of money.

Grade system

In 2006 a new grade system was introduced, 7-trins-skalaen ("7-step-scale"; colloquially dubbed the 12-scale), designed to be compatible with the ECTS grading scale.[3]

Grade Description[4] Equivalents
13-scale ECTS U.S.
12 excellent high level of command of all aspects – no or only a few minor weaknesses[n 1] 11/13 A A+, A
10 very good high level of command of most aspects – only minor weaknesses[n 2] 10 B A-, B+
07 good good command – some weaknesses[n 3] 8/9 C B
04 fair some command – some major weaknesses[n 4] 7 D B-, C+
02 adequate the minimum requirements for acceptance[n 5] 6 E C
00 inadequate does not meet the minimum requirements for acceptance[n 6] 03/5 Fx D
−3 unacceptable unacceptable in all respects[n 7] 00 F F

History

The school is named after a small complex between two old city roads, Viborgvej and Stillingvej, north west of Aarhus. The school was inaugurated in 1964 under the name Sabro-Korsvejskolen but was later changed to Sabro Korsvejskolen without hyphen. Sabro Korsvejskolen directly translated to English means "Sabro Crossroads School"

Creation

The school was meant to replace smaller schools in Lading, Skjoldelev, Fårup, Borum og Lyngby. Early in the political process the more central city of Mundelstrup was considered, but not accepted.

Municipality reform

At the local government reform in 1970, Lading was made a part of Hammel Municipality and the rest part of Aarhus Municipality. The original school community was abolished and the school controlled from Aarhus Municipality.

After a few years the city council of Hammel decided that the children from this municipality should stop going to school in Sabro and instead transported to the Municipality's capital.

References

  1. ↑ Folkeskoleloven
  2. ↑ http://oldfraser.lexi.net/publications/critical_issues/1999/school_choice/section_05.html
  3. ↑ key features of ECTS in the European Commission's page on ECTS
  4. ↑ Danish Ministry of Education. "Bekendtgørelse om karakterskala og anden bedømmelse". retsinformation.dk (in Danish). The Danish Department of Civil Affairs. 

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