Akademiet Norge is a Norwegian private education institution. Consisting of several schools in several cities, it is the largest private school chain of this type in the country.

History

Akademiet was originally established as a private vocational school in Oslo in 1997. In 2004 and 2005, six upper secondary schools were established in the cities of Oslo, Drammen, Stavanger, Bergen, Ålesund and Molde. As the (

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subsequently passed laws preventing the establishment of new private schools, Akademiet focused instead on developing alternatives such as

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schools, which did not fall under these regulations. In the summer of 2015, five new schools became a part of Akademiet. In the last 4 years Akademiet Drammen has been the school with best results in Utdanningsdirektoratets elevundersøkelse. In July 2020 it was announced that Akademiet had passed 500 employees and 8000 students.

The schools

Akademiet administers 15

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, and two elementary schools in several cities (see below). In addition to this they operate 7 schools for independent or part-time students not enrolled in a standard school. The company has also begun offering

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. The organisation itself functions as a secretariat for the schools and assists them with administration and development. The upper secondary schools receive government grants and as such must follow the official curriculum and are subject to government regulation. For instance, acceptance of student applications is based on grades from previous institutions only; no discrimination is allowed. This fact separates Akademiet from other independent schools where students may be offered places based on the results of interviews or other criteria. The upper secondary schools are: *Akademiet Ålesund *Akademiet

Bergen Bergen (), historically Bjørgvin, is a city and municipality in Vestland county on the west coast of Norway. , its population is roughly 285,900. Bergen is the second-largest city in Norway. The municipality covers and is on the peninsula of ...

*Akademiet Sundland, Drammen *Akademiet Ypsilon, Drammen *Akademiet

Fredrikstad Fredrikstad (; previously ''Frederiksstad''; literally "Fredrik's Town") is a city and municipality in Viken county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the city of Fredrikstad. The city of Fredrikstad was founded in 15 ...

*Akademiet

Kristiansand Kristiansand is a seaside resort city and municipality in Agder county, Norway. The city is the fifth-largest and the municipality the sixth-largest in Norway, with a population of around 112,000 as of January 2020, following the incorporation ...

*Akademiet

Oslo Oslo ( , , or ; sma, Oslove) is the capital and most populous city of Norway. It constitutes both a county and a municipality. The municipality of Oslo had a population of in 2022, while the city's greater urban area had a population of ...

*Akademiet

Sandnes Sandnes () is a city and municipality in Rogaland, Norway. It lies immediately south of Stavanger, the 4th largest city in Norway and together, the Stavanger/Sandnes area is the third-largest urban area in Norway. The urban city of Sandnes lies ...

*Heltberg Toppidrettsgymnas Ålesund,

*Heltberg Toppidrettsgymnas

Molde Molde () is a town and municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Romsdal. It is located on the Romsdal Peninsula, surrounding the Fannefjord and Moldefjord. The administrative centre of the m ...

*Heltberg Private Gymnas Drammen *Heltberg Private Gymnas Bislett,

*Heltberg Private Gymnas Ullevaal,

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, while education and tutoring are managed by the individual schools. The school offering alternative pedagogic education (Montessori) is Heltberg private gymnasium in Drammen. It opened in 2013.

References

External links

akademiet.no
Akademiet's official website (Norwegian language only).
NRK.no/about
Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation - official website. Schools in Norway