The school

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Rimaskóli was officially founded at a meeting of the Reykjavík Education Council on April 19, 1993. Rimaskóli's construction finished in four phases around the last turn of the century, and upon final completion in November 2001, the school was finally finished and formally consecrated. Rimaskóli's motto is "Order - Ambition - Creativity," calling for students to follow the few but clear rules set by the school, maintain positive ambition regarding academic achievement and participation in projects and competitions, and allow students' creativity and artistic talents to flourish through powerful and diverse teaching in relevant fields.

Tígrisbær After-School Program is for children in 1st to 4th grade at Rimaskóli, and Sigyn Youth Center offers a variety of fun activities for children and adolescents.

Administrators

Principal: Þóranna Rósa Ólafsdóttir.

Assistant Principal: Marta Karlsdóttir

Head of Division: Sigrún Garcia Thorarensen

Support services and prosperity contact: Jóhanna Kristín Snævarsdóttir

School and Career Counselor: Sóley Rós Guðmundsdóttir 

Primary school meals

School meals are free for the 2025-2026 school year. However, the school still needs to track information about allergies and intolerances and limit food waste. Students must register for the school lunch program as before.

Students registered last year will be automatically enrolled. Others need to register. Change the registration at matur.vala.is.

Change school lunch program registration Learn more about primary school lunch
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Parent cooperation

We are all in this together, and as the proverb goes it takes a village to raise a child. Reykjavík City schools make targeted efforts to consult with parents and enhance their involvement in schooling. All schools in Reykjavík City have an active parent association.

More about parent activities at Rimaskóli Parent activities in primary schools Home and School parent encouragement
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Temporary exemption from school attendance

Here is the application for leave that lasts three days or longer.

Assessment of school operations

The goal of assessing and monitoring quality is to provide insight into schooling, its outcomes, and its development.

Internal assessment of school operations at Rimaskóli More about external assessment of primary school operations

Rimaskóli school district

There are several school districts in Reykjavík and each child has priority in their district school. Nevertheless, all parents have the choice to apply to any school in the city for their children according to the rules on school districts, applications, and admission. Here is information on which streets belong to Rimaskóli's school district.

More about Rimaskóli’s school district Rules on school districts, applications, and enrollment