Higher preparatory exam (hf) can prepare for vocational training, and pupils can again state their preferred study programme
Official title (in Danish): Lov om ændring af lov om de gymnasiale uddannelser (Hf som trædesten til erhvervsuddannelse og genindførelse af forhåndstilkendegivelse af ønsket studieretning)
In short
Reading time: 1 min- What changes:
- The 2-year higher preparatory exam (hf) can also prepare pupils for vocational training.
- The option for pupils to state their preferred study programme in advance is reintroduced.
- The minister can set rules on how this advance statement affects class formation.
- Who: The rules on advance statements of preference apply to pupils at stx, hhx and htx. The rules on vocational training apply to the 2-year higher preparatory exam (hf).
- When: The Act entered into force on 1 January 2026.
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The case at the Danish Parliament (ft.dk)
Source: Retsinformation.dk
Translated from Danish · The Danish version and the original source apply.
Summary by the Danish Parliament (in Danish)
Lovforslaget giver mulighed for at tage forskud på dele af den kommende reform af de gymnasiale uddannelser (epx), som træder i kraft i 2030. Det indebærer, at den 2-årige hf-uddannelse også kan forberede elever til erhvervsuddannelser – ikke kun videregående uddannelser. Derudover genindføres muligheden for, at elever på stx, hhx og htx kan angive ønsket studieretning før studiestart, hvilket skal styrke klassefællesskaber og relationer. Lovændringen skal træde i kraft den 1. august 2026.
Source: Folketinget (ft.dk). Reproduced unchanged.
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- Introduced · 9 October 2025Status in the Danish Parliament: Fremsat
- Passed · 27 November 2025Status in the Danish Parliament: 3.beh./Vedtaget
- Stadfæstet · 16 December 2025Status in the Danish Parliament: Stadfæstet
- In force · 1 January 2026Status in the Danish Parliament: Stadfæstet