According to Act no. 509 of 30 June 1993 on the primary and lower secondary school, the Minister of Education must lay down rules on the purpose of teaching in ag and compulsory subjects and state key areas of knowledge and skills for these. The Minister may also issue curricula and teaching guides for the individual subjects and topics. -- (Aus der Einleitung übersetzt)
De nye læreplaner gælder for undervisning af elever og kursister, der påbegynder gymnasial uddannelse, gymnasial enkeltfagsundervisning (hf-enkeltfag) eller gymnasial supplering fra 1. august 2017 og frem (for elever på toårig stx dog først fra den 1. august 2018)