Exam in Danish 1 (PD1)

Exam in Danish 1 (PD1) is the final exam of Danish Education 1, module 5. The exam is assessed as either ‘passed’ or ‘failed’.

As of 1 January 2025, the final level of Danish Education 1 has been adjusted so that Danish Education 1 is now completed after module 5. The written part of the Danish exam 1 now relates to level A1 in the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR). The oral part relates to A2+.

PD1 gives access to:

– FVU Start & FVU Maths

Dates and prices

Danish Exam 1, May/June 2026

Written exam: 21 May, 9.00 – 11.30

Oral exam: period 10 – 23 June

Registration deadline: 9 March

Price: DKK 1.646,-

Danish Exam 1, November/December 2026

Written exam: 12 November, 9.00 – 11.30

Oral exam: period 2 – 15 December

Registration deadline: 31 August

Price: DKK 1.646,-

Identification requirements

Link to guide on identification

NB: You can no longer use your driving licence as identification.

It is important that you bring the correct ID to PD1.

You can read below what constitutes valid identification.

Residence card, alien’s passport or convention passport issued by a public authority in Denmark.
Passport or identity card issued by a public authority in an EU/EEA member state or Switzerland.
Passport issued by a public authority in a country other than those mentioned above, with a residence sticker attached.

Check well in advance of the exam that you have the correct identification. A photocopy or image of the document cannot be used.

Link to guide on identification

The practicalities

You can enrol in PD1 in Hellerup or Helsingør.

You will be notified of the exact meeting place no later than 2 weeks before the exam is held. It is not possible to request an exam location other than the one you choose when you register.

For the written exam, you must arrive no later than one hour before the exam starts.

It is not possible to use a PC or Mac for the exam.

Once you have participated in PD1, you will receive your exam certificate in your e-Boks no later than 2 weeks after the oral exam.

You can also pick up your original test certificate at Speak Hellerup up to one year after you have taken the exam.

How to sign up

It is free to take PD1 if you are a student at the school and attend module 1.5.

If you are not attending module 1.5, you must pay to take the exam.

Click here to register as an independent student. (You can also register in person at the exam office in the week before the registration deadline).

Click here to enrol in Ludusweb if you are a Speak student.

More information

You can read more about Danish exams on the website of the Danish Agency for International Recruitment and Integration.

Read more about study programmes on Uddannelsesguiden.

Contact us

If you want to know more about PD1, you are welcome to contact exam coordinator Liv West Eliasen at: lip@speakspeak.dk