864. Højer Design Efterskole

Højer Design Efterskole is a so-called Continuation high school used as a gap year for Danish students between form 9 and 10 before they either leave the school system for work or continue in Gymnasium (High School). The students stay for a year with about 10 weekends off.

The school was founded in 2008 and is known to have expelled a large percentage of its students. In 2008 only 58 out of 90 students finished the year. In 2009 it was 49 out of 75 students. Some were expelled due the suspicion of have consumed alcohol just because they were in a happy mood (Alcohol is allowed for Danes aged 16 or high as long as the alcohol percentage is below the safe limit of 16.5.

The policy of expelling students seem to continue even this year.

It cannot be fun to be there as a teenager if your cultural origin dictates another way of living.

Sources:

• Continuation high school (Wikipedia)
• Elevflugt fra design-efterskole (Jyske Vestkysten)
• Update!! (Twitter update from a former student)