The school of Gefion Gymnasium is the result of a merge in 2010 between the two oldest upper secondary schools of Copenhagen, Metropolitanskolen and Østre Borgerdyd Gymnasium. Metropolitanskolen was originally a cathedral school from the 11th century and Østre Borgerdyd Gymnasium was a civil educational school from 1787. Both schools had a strong set of values and a tradion of participating actively in the community.

Gefion Gymnasium is situated in the centre of Copenhagen in a large building containing a part of the university of Copenhagen. The part of the building belonging to Gefion Gymnasium has been renovated in 2010 for the purpose of teaching upper secondary school students, including installment of the latest technological equipment available. In the school more than 85 teachers teach around 900 students on three different levels,  first, second and third year, each consisting of a minimum of eleven classes. The students originate from all over Copenhagen and its suburbs.

Gefion Gymnasium cooperates with Team Copenhagen’s Elite Sports Academy concerning a specifically designed course, also lasting three years, for elite sportsmen and women.

Gefion Gymnasium participates in a number of cooperations with schools, universities, organizations, firms and institutions in Denmark as well as abroad. All classes at Gefion Gymnasium go on at least one trip abroad during their three years of study.  Students and teachers from Gefion Gymnasium take part in international activities such as Model European Parliament, Unesco projects etc. “Dilemmas” is our first, but hopefully not our last, Comenius project.