The school was founded in 1969 by the Danish state.42 pupils stay at the school for a normally three year special education in specific subjects (arts, nature, health, waterlife, theatre) combined with a general curriculum (environment, culture, society et al.).Beside the boarding school Limfjordsskolen offers adult persons with learning disabilities courses in art and drama in a separate department, Kunst og Teaterværksstedet (The Art- and Theatre workshop) formerly called Daghøjskolen ved Limfjordsskolen. Daghøjskolen has made several performances abroad (UK, Germany, Belgium, Spain, Lithuania, Latvia, Japan, United States, France, Norway, ) with a very original kind of masked mimes.