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Education in Norway
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Educational oversight
Minister of Higher Education and Research
and Minister of Lower Education
 Norwegian Ministry of
Education and Research
Tora Aasland and Bård Vegar Solhjell
National education budget Not available (N/A)
Primary language(s) Norwegian (Bokmål and Nynorsk)
National system
Current system
since 1990s
Literacy (2004)
 • Men
 • Women		 100%
100%
100%
Enrollment
 • Primary
 • Secondary
 • Post-secondary		 n/a
99. Royal Norwegian Ministry of Education and Research (Kunnskapsdepartementet lit Tora Aasland (born November 6, 1942 in Skien) is a Norwegian politician for the Socialist Left Party. Bård Vegar Solhjell (born December 22, 1971 in Kristiansand) is a Norwegian politician for the Socialist Left Party, and currently Minister Funding or financing is to provide capital (funds which means money for a project a person a business or any other private or public institutions N/A or n/a is a common abbreviation for not available or not applicable, used to indicate the deliberate omission of information from a table or listing A language is a dynamic set of visual auditory or tactile Symbols of Communication and the elements used to manipulate them Norwegian ( norsk) is a North Germanic Language spoken primarily in Norway, where it is an official language Bokmål (lit "book language" or Dano-Norwegian is the most commonly used of the two official Norwegian written Standard languages the other Nynorsk (literally "New Norwegian" is one of the two official Norwegian Standard languages the other being Bokmål. The 1990s collectively refers to the years between and including 1990 and 1999 traditional definition of literacy is considered to be the ability to read and write or the ability to use Language to read, write, listen, Primary education is the first stage of Compulsory education. Australia See also Education Tertiary education, also referred to as third stage third level and' post-secondary education', is the educational level following the completion of a school providing 9% (graduating)
Not available
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Attainment
 • Secondary diploma
 • Post-secondary diploma
Not available
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Secondary and tertiary education divided in academic and vocational systems

Education in Norway is mandatory for all children aged 6-16. Educational attainment is a term commonly used by statisticans to refer to the highest degree of education an individual has completed Australia See also Education Tertiary education, also referred to as third stage third level and' post-secondary education', is the educational level following the completion of a school providing The school year in Norway runs from late August to mid June the coming year. An academic term is a division of an academic year the time during which a School, College or University holds classes Norway ( Norwegian: Norge ( Bokmål) or Noreg ( Nynorsk) officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Constitutional The Christmas holiday from mid December to early January divides the Norwegian school year into two terms.

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History of education in Norway

Organized education in Norway dates as far back as medieval times. Shortly after Norway became an archdiocese in 1152, cathedral schools were constructed to educate priests in Trondheim, Oslo, Bergen and Hamar. In many rites of the Roman Catholic Church and in Anglican churches, a diocese is an administrative territorial unit administered by a Bishop. The first cathedral schools originated in the Early Middle Ages. (Trondhjem is a city and municipality in the county of Sør-Trøndelag, Norway. (called Christiania from 1624 to 1878 and Kristiania from 1878 to 1924 is the Capital and largest city of Norway. is the second largest city in Norway. It is located on the south-western coast of Norway in the county of Hordaland in between a group of mountains known as De syv fjell is a town and municipality in the county of Hedmark, Norway. Hamar was separated from Vang as a city and municipality of its own in

After the reformation of Norway in 1537 (Norway entered a personal union with Denmark in 1536) the cathedral schools were turned into Latin schools, and it was made obligatory for all market towns to have such a school. Lutheranism is a major branch of Western Christianity that identifies with the teachings of the sixteenth-century German reformer Martin Luther Denmark–Norway ( Danish: Danmark-Norge Norwegian: Danmark-Norge or Danmark-Noreg is the historiographical name for a former political entity union The Kingdom of Denmark ( ˈd̥ænmɑɡ̊ (archaic ˈd̥anmɑːɡ̊ commonly known as Denmark, is a country in the Scandinavian region of northern Europe Market town or market right is a legal term originating in the Medieval period for a European settlement that has the right to hold Markets

In 1736 training in reading was made compulsory for all children, but it was not effective before some years later. Year 1736 ( MDCCXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year In 1827, Norway introduced the folkeskole, a primary school which became mandatory for 7 years in 1889 and 9 years in 1969. Year 1827 ( MDCCCXXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1889 ( MDCCCLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. In the 1970s and 1980s, the folkeskole was abolished, and the grunnskole was introduced. This article is about the Decade 1970-1979 For the Year 1970 see 1970. The 1980s was the decade spanning from January 1 1980 to December 31 1989.

Education today

The Norwegian school system can be divided into three parts: Elementary school (Barneskole, age 6-13), lower secondary school (Ungdomsskole, age 13-16), and upper secondary school (Videregående skole, age 16-19).

Elementary and lower secondary school are mandatory for all children aged 6-16. Before 1997, the mandatory education in Norway started at the age of 7. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Education encompasses both the Teaching and Learning of Knowledge, proper conduct, and technical competency Norway ( Norwegian: Norge ( Bokmål) or Noreg ( Nynorsk) officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Constitutional Students almost always have to change school when they enter lower secondary school and upper secondary school, as most schools only offer one of the levels.

Elementary school (Barneskole, grades 1-7, age 6-13)

In the first year of elementary school, the students are mostly playing educational games and learning social behaviour. In grades 2 through 7, they are introduced to math, English, Norwegian, science, religion, and gymnastics, complimented by geography, history, and social studies in the fifth grade. No grades are given at this level.

Lower secondary school (Ungdomsskole, grades 8-10, age 13-16)

When the students enter lower secondary school, at age 12 or 13, they begin getting grades for their work. The grades they get will determine whether they get accepted at their high school of choice or not. From the eighth grade, the students can choose one elective (valgfag). Typical subjects the students are offered are the languages German, French and Spanish as well as additional English or Norwegian studies. The German language (de ''Deutsch'') is a West Germanic language and one of the world's major languages. French ( français,) is a Romance language spoken around the world by 118 million people as a native language and by about 180 to 260 million people Before the educational reform starting August 2006, students could choose a practical elective instead of languages.

Upper secondary school (Videregående skole, grades VG1-VG3, age 16-19)

Upper secondary school (akin to high school) is 3 years of optional schooling, although recent changes to society (few jobs for 16-years olds) and law (government required by law of 1994 to offer secondary schooling in one form or another to everyone between 16 and 18 who submit the application form) has made it largely unavoidable in practice.

Secondary education in Norway is primarily based on public schools, and is attended by 96% of the students. Until 2005, Norwegian law held private secondary schools to be illegal unless they offered a 'religious or pedagogic alternative', meaning that the only private schools in existence were religious (Christian), Steiner/Waldorf and Montessori schools. The first "standard" private upper secondary schools opened in the fall of 2005.

Since the high school reform of 1994 (Reform 94), the branches have been merged into a single system. Among the goals of the reform was that everybody should have a certain amount of 'general studies' large enough to make them eligible for higher education later, meaning more theory in vocational studies, and it should be possible to cross over from one education path to another without losing too much credit. In the old system, two years of carpentry would be wasted if you wanted to switch to general studies, in the new system you would keep credit for at least half of it.

Since the introduction of the reform Kunnskapsløftet fall 2006 (the knowledge promotion), a student will apply for a general education (studiespesialisering) or a vocational studies (yrkesfag) path. Inside these main paths there are many sub-paths to follow. The new reform makes the incorporation of IT into the schooling mandatory, many counties (responsible for the public high schools) offer laptops to general studies students for free or for a small fee. Kunnskapsløftet also makes it harder to switch betweens electives that you take in the second and third year in the general studies path.

Students graduating general studies are called Russ in Norwegian. This article is about Russ the Scandinavian cultural phenomenon Most of them choose to celebrate with lots of parties and festivities, which, impractically, take place a few weeks before the final examinations of the final year.

Higher education

Main article: Higher education in Norway

Higher education is anything beyond upper secondary school, and normally lasts 3 years or more. Higher education in Norway is offered by a range of seven universities, eight specialised universities, 25 University colleges as well as a range of private To be accepted to most higher education you must have attained a general studies diploma (generell studiekompetanse). This can be achieved by taking general studies while in upper secondary school or through the law of 23/5 where a person must be above 23 years of age, have 5 years of combined schooling and work experience and have passed exams in Norwegian, mathematics, natural sciences, English and social studies. Some degrees also require special electives in second and third grade (e. g. maths and physics for engineering studies. )

Higher education is broadly divided into:

Timeline of Norwegian Higher Education

Before the 19th century the main source for higher education of Norwegians were the University of Copenhagen. The University of Copenhagen (Københavns Universitet is the oldest and largest University and research institution in Denmark.

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Grading

Norway has and has had multiple different grading systems, both unique ones and ones that have been based on foreign grading systems. In Education, a grade (or mark is a teacher's standardized Evaluation of a Student 's work The formerly most common system of grades used at university level was based on a scale running from 1. 0 (highest) through 6. 0 (lowest), 4. 0 being the lowest passing grade.

The way the new Bologna system was introduced implies that students who had started their studies while the old system still was in effect will graduate with transcripts containing grades from both systems (i. e. both numbers and letters).

Lower levels of education use a scale running from 1 through 6, with 6 being the highest and 2 the lowest passing grade. For non-final tests and mid-term evaluations the grades are often postfixed with + or - (except 6+ and 1-) and it is also common to use grades such as 5/6 or 4/3 indicating borderline grades. However, the grades students get on their final paper are either 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6.

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Higher education in Norway is offered by a range of seven universities, eight specialised universities, 25 University colleges as well as a range of private This list of universities in Norway presents the country 's universities giving their locations abbreviated titles (in Norwegian) and years of establishment Education encompasses both the Teaching and Learning of Knowledge, proper conduct, and technical competency Primary education is the first stage of Compulsory education. Australia See also Education Tertiary education, also referred to as third stage third level and' post-secondary education', is the educational level following the completion of a school providing
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