Commercial College of Iceland

The Commercial College of Iceland is a three-year senior high school/college for students 15 years+ who have completed the Icelandic elementary school (grades 1-10). The College serves the whole of Iceland and has a student population of about a thousand students. It is organized on the basis of a form system, all students in the same form having the same timetable. The Commercial College of Iceland was founded in 1905 by the Store and Office Workers’ Union and the Retailers’ Association in Reykjavik. The original objective was to give young people the opportunity of a basic commercial education. The school has steadily grown and developed since its inception. In 1996 the course offering was revised, leading to a reorganization of the streaming system and an increase in the number of courses offered.