New rules for the folkeskole skills tests
Official title (in Danish): Bekendtgørelse om obligatoriske test i folkeskolen (Folkeskolens Nationale Færdighedstest)
In short
Reading time: 1 min- What changes: The test periods have changed, and municipalities now register in MitID Erhverv which staff members have access to the test results.
- When: The executive order entered into force on 1 August 2026.
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Reading skills tests are now held from week 36 to week 37. The previous period was week 35 to week 37.
The mathematics test takes place from week 38 to week 39. The old rule covered week 38 to week 40.
The reading test measures (arrangement) the ability to decode words and understand texts.
The mathematics test lasts 30 minutes for pupils in 2nd grade. Pupils in 4th, 6th and 7th grade have 45 minutes. 8th grade gets 60 minutes for the test.
Municipalities register in MitID Erhverv which staff in the administration should have access to the test results. Previously this was done in Unilogin. Pupils and staff log in to the tests with Unilogin. It is new that staff also get access to the tests in this way.
A pupil can only be exempted from the test if the parents agree. It must first be assessed that the pupil cannot take the test under special conditions. The pupil no longer has to agree personally, but the pupil's views must be given appropriate weight according to age and maturity.
Parents can ask to receive the test tasks and the pupil's answers, at the earliest when the test period has ended. The deadline is now the last school day of the school year in which the pupil finishes primary school. Previously the deadline was the last school day of the same school year.
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Source: Retsinformation.dk
Translated from Danish · The Danish version and the original source apply.
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- Issued · 22 June 2026
- Published in the Danish Law Gazette (Lovtidende) · 24 June 2026
- In force · 1 August 2026