Bjørnholt Videregående Skole
International School in Oslo
Quick answer
Bjørnholt Videregående Skole is a IB-curriculum school in Oslo, Norway. It is accredited by IBO and serves ages Ages 15 to 18.
Key facts
- Curriculum: IB taught at Bjørnholt Videregående Skole.
- Tuition (local currency) kr 0-kr 0
- Avg class size: 10 (max 20) Oslo international school.
- Ages: Ages 15 to 18 school day starts at 8.15.
- Accreditations: IBO verified.
10 avg / 20 max
Rolling
IBO
About Bjørnholt Videregående Skole
The core values of Bjørnholt upper secondary school are Achievement, Equity & Inclusivity. We are a highly diverse school and therefore emphasize all students feeling of belonging in and out of the classroom. We meet students where they are both academically and socially. We prioritize a student-centered environment in our school. Students' voices are hear and no one shall feel alone. We accomplish this through a strong student government and student services team that includes counselors, social workers, student mediators, national social welfare agency advisors, our on-site healthcare team, and minority-identity counselors. We serve free breakfast daily, arrange sports tournaments at school, cabin trips, girls'- and boys'-nights, and host theme evenings throughout the school year. We also offer homework help after school and "open school" during school holidays. Our mission is to support all students who enroll in Bjørnholt upper secondary school to realize their dreams and develop t
| Item | Amount |
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| Annual tuition (USD) | $0 – $0 |
| Annual tuition (local) | kr 0-kr 0 |
| Fee year | 2025-2026 |
IB
International Baccalaureate Diploma Program
Our average diploma attainment rate on the first attempt is roughly 80%. Our average diploma attainment rate after the second attempt is close to 100%.
Our IB Diploma Program offers English and Norwegian language and literature classes, as well as English and Norwegian language acquisition classes (also called Language B in the IB). We also offer School Supported Self-Taught Literature for students who have mother-tongue level reading and writing fluency in a language other than English or Norwegian. Students attend literature analysis classes with English literature students, and work with a tutor in their chosen language. Previously matriculated students have take Spanish, Russian, Arabic, Greek, Chinese, Croatian and Italian as self-taught literature courses. Please contact us to find out more about the possibility of a self-taught literature course in the language of your choice.
All students are assigned a school counselor and regularly meet their counselor for goal-setting, check-ins and trouble-shooting. In addition to a student's individual counselor, we have a school psychologist, a pedagogical psychologist, several school nurses, two minority counselors, an advisor from the state social welfare organization and a team of experienced social workers on staff. We also have a highly skilled department of accommodated learning with deep expertise in all sorts of special learning needs.
Our school has a fantastic and quite large department of Accommodated Learning and Student Support Services.
Students must possess a high level of English-fluency to enroll in the IB Diploma Program. Extra support is offered for students learning Norwegian. Students who join our IB Diploma Program range from new-beginners in Norwegian to native-level fluency.
8.15 – 15.45
We offer free breakfast to all students until 10.00 every day in our school cafeteria. At lunch time students may choose to purchase lunch from the cafeteria. Options include the daily warm lunch special, a variety of sandwiches, salads and fruit, as well as yogurt and packaged noodle meals.
All food served in the school cafeteria is halal. We also offer glutenfri sandwich options.
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