Danmarks Private Skoler

What Danmarks Private Skoler does

Danmarks Private Skoler (legal name: Danmarks Private Skoler – grundskoler og gymnasier) is a private, non-profit membership association (forening) headquartered at Ny Kongensgade 15, Copenhagen K, Denmark. Founded in 1891 and previously known as Danmarks Privatskoleforening, the organization represents free and private primary schools (frie og private grundskoler) and private upper secondary education institutions (gymnasiale uddannelser) across Denmark. It functions as the collective voice for member schools in dealings with the Danish Parliament (Folketinget), the Ministry of Children and Education (Børne- og Undervisningsministeriet), Kommunernes Landsforening (KL), and other public authorities. The association is governed by a board of directors (bestyrelse) and operated by a small secretariat of approximately 11 staff headed by Sekretariatschef Søren Tonnesen Lodahl, with chairman (formand) Bo Mehl Jørgensen as of October 2025.

The organization's portfolio centers on services and tools rather than a unified software product. Core offerings include: the Selvevalueringsmodellen (Self-Evaluation Model), a Ministry-approved framework covering 10 core areas for school self-evaluation; the Tilsynsportalen (Supervision Portal), a digital register of certified supervisors and digital supervision declarations; the Værktøjskassen (Toolbox), an A-Å resource library for member schools; advisory services in legal, economic, pedagogical, and managerial matters; professional development courses, conferences, and events for school leadership and boards; school startup consulting for new institutions; and publications including the "De 7 samfundsløfter" (The 7 Social Pledges) social responsibility codex. The #Skolechat podcast is a media product featuring policy debates. The technology stack is built on WordPress for the website, Matomo for privacy-focused web analytics, Conference Manager for event registration, MailChimp for newsletter distribution, and iThemes Security for security management.

Danmarks Private Skoler operates a subscription-based membership revenue model, funded entirely through recurring membership dues paid by member schools. It does not publicly disclose pricing, financials, or membership counts, and operates as a non-profit association without external investors or shareholders. The organization serves two primary vertical segments: free and private primary schools operating under the Law on Free Schools and Private Primary Schools, and private upper secondary institutions (including studenter- og hf-kursus) operating under the Law on Private Institutions for Upper Secondary Education. Distribution is direct, via the secretariat, the website portal, in-person events, email newsletters, and a community-led go-to-market approach that relies on advocacy, content marketing, the #Skolechat podcast, and active social media presence on Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter.

Name

Danmarks Private Skoler

Legal name

Danmarks Private Skoler – grundskoler og gymnasier

Website

https://privateskoler.dk

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Danmarks Private Skoler is a Copenhagen-based non-profit membership association founded in 1891 representing free and private primary schools and upper secondary institutions across Denmark. It delivers advocacy, advisory services, digital tools, and professional development to its member schools.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Independent Education Association Services

NAICS

Business Associations (813910), Elementary and Secondary Schools (611110), Other Schools and Instruction (6116)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Private/Independent School Regulators (EDADAAAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Nonsectarian Independent Day Schools (EDAJABAA), Alternative/Pedagogical Model Private Schools (Project-Based, Democratic, etc.) (EDAJABAJ), Privacy, Data Governance & Security Compliance (FERPA, GDPR, etc.) (EDAJAHAO)

Keywords

• Private school advocacy
• Education association services
• School membership organization
• Education advisory services
• School governance support

Headquarters

HQ city

Copenhagen

HQ country

Denmark

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: Danmarks Private Skoler operates as an association for free and private schools. Member schools pay membership fees/contributions to the association. The organization provides advocacy, advisory services, and course offerings to member schools.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Danmarks Private Skoler is a membership association that represents and supports free and private primary schools (grundskoler) and private upper secondary education institutions (gymnasier) across Denmark. It sells membership to schools, delivering advocacy before Parliament and the Ministry of Children and Education, professional advisory services (legal, economic, pedagogical), an approved self-evaluation model and digital supervision portal, a toolbox of governance resources, and professional development courses and events.

Product overview

Danmarks Private Skoler is a membership association for free and private primary schools (grundskoler) and secondary education institutions (gymnasier) across Denmark. The organization does not offer a traditional software product but provides a suite of services including: advisory support through its secretariat, the approved Selvevalueringsmodellen (Self-Evaluation Model) for school evaluation, the Tilsynsportalen (Supervision Portal) for managing supervision activities, a comprehensive Værktøjskassen (Toolbox) with resources for member schools, professional development courses and events, school startup consulting, and publications covering governance, policy, and educational topics. The #Skolechat podcast represents their media content offerings. The portfolio centers on supporting member schools with compliance, governance, and professional development rather than a unified software platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Selvevalueringsmodellen (Self-Evaluation Model) Ministry-approved self-evaluation model that lets free primary schools conduct internal evaluation of their teaching and operations as an alternative to using an external supervisor; structured across 10 core areas covering school profile, academic standards, teaching quality, and student development, and used by member schools to meet statutory evaluation requirements.
• Tilsynsportalen (Supervision Portal) Digital portal for school supervision activities: contains the register of all certified supervisors and the digital supervision declaration, plus a register of self-evaluating schools, enabling member schools to register supervisors and submit statutory supervision declarations.
• Værktøjskassen (Toolbox) Comprehensive online collection of resources and tools for member schools covering organizational management, leadership, supervision, teaching, economy, and legal matters, organized A–Å for self-service access by school boards and leadership.
• Courses and Events Professional development courses and events for school leadership, boards, and staff, including conferences for upper secondary leadership, inclusion conferences, governance seminars, and the association's annual meeting (årsmøde).
• Advisory Services Professional advisory services delivered by the secretariat to member schools in legal, financial, managerial, pedagogical, and teaching-related matters, including support on school organization, board work, study and order rules, employment and collective agreements, special education, and supervision.
• School Startup Consulting Consulting services for initiators of new free and private primary schools or upper secondary education institutions, covering the formal requirements and processes for establishing a new school.
• Publications and Research Member publications including the Code of Conduct 'De 7 samfundsløfter', factsheets about private schools, board governance guides, materials on democratic education, and the association's annual reports.
• #Skolechat Podcast Podcast series in which politicians and opinion leaders debate current challenges in Danish schooling, covering topics such as freedom in schools, student distribution, and educational policy.

Quantifiable outcome

• Comprehensive support infrastructure including supervision portals, self-evaluation models, and governance toolkits

Named customers2 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core, minor and supporting.

• Børne- og Undervisningsministeriet (Ministry of Children and Education)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 August 2021The Ministry collaborates with Kommunernes Landsforening (KL) and the three free school associations including Danmarks Private Skoler on joint guidance documents regarding legislation in the cooperation between private/free schools and municipal administrations. This partnership covers 15 areas including special education, SSP cooperation, health services, and school transport.
• Kommunernes Landsforening (KL)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerKL collaborates with Børne- og Undervisningsministeriet and the three free school associations (Danmarks Private Skoler, Friskolerne, and Foreningen af Kristne Friskoler) on joint inspirational catalogs to strengthen cooperation between private/free schools and municipal administrations.
• FriskolernecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAssociation representing another segment of free schools in Denmark, partnering with Danmarks Private Skoler on joint initiatives with government bodies including the inspirational catalog for school-municipality cooperation.
• Foreningen af Kristne FriskolercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAssociation representing Christian free schools in Denmark, partnering with Danmarks Private Skoler on joint initiatives with government bodies including the inspirational catalog for school-municipality cooperation.
• Danske Skoleelever (Danish School Students)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDanmarks Private Skoler and Danske Skoleelever jointly produced a publication on 'Student Democratic Formation' (Elevernes demokratiske dannelse) aimed at free primary schools.
• Conference ManagersupportingTechnology or IntegrationThird-party event management software used by Danmarks Private Skoler for handling course registrations and conference management. User data is shared with this provider and stored according to data security rules.
• MailChimpsupportingTechnology or IntegrationEmail marketing platform used for newsletter distribution. Data processor for the organization's email communications.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Dansk Friskoleforening: Another Danish association representing free and independent schools with overlapping advocacy, advisory, and member-service functions. It addresses the same free-school constituency with a comparable membership model.
• Friskolerne: Danish association representing free schools (friskoler) covering a complementary segment of the free and private K-12 sector. The two organizations partner directly on joint guidance documents with the Ministry and KL, making them the closest functional peers in the Danish market.
• Foreningen af Kristne Friskoler: Association for Christian free schools in Denmark. It is part of the same three-association coalition as Danmarks Private Skoler and Friskolerne, working with the Ministry on shared guidance for the free and private school sector.

Broad incumbents

• National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS): U.S. national membership association for independent K-12 schools, providing advocacy, professional development, and member services. It is a strategic analogue at much larger scale, illustrating how a sector association can broaden its revenue base beyond dues.

Others

• European Council of National Associations of Independent Schools (ECNAIS): European umbrella of national independent-school associations. It is not a competitor but a coordinating layer that Danmarks Private Skoler could engage with for cross-border policy alignment and benchmarking.
• Dansk Erhverv: Danish business and service industry association covering education among many sectors. Comparable as a Danish membership association model, though it serves a much broader membership base than schools alone.

Regional players

• Independent Schools Association (ISA, UK): UK association for independent schools providing membership services, inspection frameworks, and advisory support. Comparable in role to Danmarks Private Skoler but operating in a different geographic and regulatory environment.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/privateskoler
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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/danmarks-private-skoler

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Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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