Seljaskóli

What Seljaskóli does

Seljaskóli is a municipal primary and lower-secondary school (grunnskóli) located at Kleifarsel 28, 109 Reykjavik, Iceland, operated by Reykjavikurborg (Reykjavik City Government). It delivers compulsory education for children in grades 1 through 10 (ages 6-16) under Icelandic schooling law, with school hours running Monday-Thursday 8:00-16:00 and Friday 8:00-15:00, and office hours Monday-Thursday 8:00-15:30, Friday 8:00-14:30. The school serves as the catchment-area provider for resident families and is integrated into Reykjavikurborg's wider education ecosystem, including the Vinasel Frístundaheimili (after-school care for ages 6-9), Hólmasel Félagsmiðstöð (youth center for ages 10-16), and the Farsæld barna child welfare service. Educational services are provided free of charge, school meals are served during school hours, and the school maintains cultural and creative programming such as student film premieres and stage productions.

The school's technology footprint is modest and administrative rather than pedagogical: the public website (seljaskoli.reykjavik.is) runs on Reykjavik's municipal CMS, and daily operations rely on Infomentor (branded "Mentor" in Icelandic) as the student information system for absence reporting and parent communication, supplemented by a dedicated phone line (411-7500). The institution does not develop or license proprietary educational software; it is a service-delivery public body, not a technology vendor. Its only formal certification disclosed is the Jafnlaunavottun equal pay certification covering 2022-2025, and it received the Íslenskuverðlaun unga fólksins 2025 (Icelandic Language Awards for Young People 2025).

The business model is non-commercial: Seljaskóli has no tuition, no disclosed revenue, no pricing structure, and no customer-acquisition motion. It is funded entirely through the Reykjavik municipal budget as part of the city's statutory public-education obligations. Enrollment is assigned by catchment area rather than chosen, and headcount is reported at 19 employees. From a PE/VC/M&A perspective, the entity is a government state entity wholly owned by Reykjavikurborg, with no subsidiaries, no M&A history, no funding rounds, and no equity instruments; it is not an investable asset in the conventional sense but rather a publicly funded service unit.

Name

Seljaskóli

Legal name

Seljaskóli

Website

https://seljaskoli.is

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Seljaskóli is a municipal primary and lower-secondary school (grades 1-10) in Reykjavik, operated by Reykjavik City Government, providing free compulsory education to catchment-area children and integrated with the city's after-school and youth services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Primary and Lower Secondary Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111), Educational Services (611), Educational Support Services (6117)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Child Day Care Services (8351)

akta.pro primary industry

Attendance, Engagement & Truancy Intervention Services (EDAJAIAI)

Keywords

• Primary education
• Compulsory schooling
• Municipal education
• Elementary school
• Lower secondary education

Headquarters

HQ city

Reykjavík

HQ country

Iceland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Seljaskóli is a municipal public school providing compulsory primary and lower secondary education for children in grades 1-10. The school delivers standard curriculum instruction, student support services, and school meals during school hours (8:00-16:00 Monday-Thursday, 8:00-15:00 Friday). It operates as part of Reykjavíkurborg's integrated educational ecosystem, connecting with after-school care (Vinasel Frístundaheimili) and youth center programs (Hólmasel Félagsmiðstöð).

Product overview

Seljaskóli is a municipal primary school (grunnskóli) in Reykjavik, Iceland, serving students in grades 1-10. The school provides educational services including regular curriculum instruction, student support services, and related school operations. The institution does not offer technology products or software services; it is a public educational institution.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Compulsory Primary and Lower Secondary Education (Grades 1-10) Standard curriculum instruction across grades 1-10 delivered on-site at Kleifarsel 28, 109 Reykjavík. School is open Monday-Thursday 8:00-16:00 and Friday 8:00-15:00. The program is free, publicly funded, and integrates with municipal support services.
• School Meal Service Daily school meals provided to enrolled students during school hours as part of the educational service offering, aligned with Reykjavik Municipality's school meal provision.
• Student Support Services (Stoðþjónusta) Student support services for enrolled pupils, integrated with Reykjavik's broader child welfare services (Farsæld barna), addressing educational and welfare needs of children in grades 1-10.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• InfomentorcoreTechnology or IntegrationDigital student information system used for recording student absences and parent communication. Absences can be reported through Infomentor or by phone (411-7500). Core operational tool for daily school administration.

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Direct peers

• Austurbæjarskóli: A Reykjavík municipal primary/middle school sharing the same operator, curriculum and CMS infrastructure as Seljaskóli but serving an adjacent central-Reykjavík catchment.
• Hagaskóli: Another Reykjavík municipal grunnskóli operating under the same Reykjavíkurborg framework, Infomentor absence system, and catchment-area funding model as Seljaskóli, serving a different neighbourhood in the city.
• Melaskóli: A Reykjavík municipal grunnskóli run by Reykjavíkurborg with the same Infomentor-based absence workflow and municipal branding as Seljaskóli, providing a directly comparable operating model in another district.

Others

• Infomentor: The Nordic student information system vendor whose Mentor/Infomentor platform Seljaskóli uses for absence management and parent communication, an enabling technology provider for the school's daily operations.

Regional players

• International School of Iceland: A private English-medium international school in the greater Reykjavík area offering a K–12 alternative, competing with Seljaskóli for expatriate and internationally-oriented families in the same labour market.
• Waldorfskólinn í Reykjavík: An independent Waldorf/Steiner school in Reykjavík offering an alternative K–10 pedagogy in the same city, competing with Seljaskóli for the same parent pool through a different educational philosophy.

Market position

Strengths3 records

Weaknesses3 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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