Bjerke Upper Secondary School ( no, Bjerke videregående skole) is a

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based in

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. It offers general academics and elite sports. In 2000 the school changed its name from Linderud Upper Secondary School to Bjerke. The school was notable for having introduced, in 2011, a system of

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ethnic and white students to discourage Norwegian students from transferring to other schools.Tara Kelly
"Norway Apartheid: High School Segregates Classroom By Ethnicity, City Official Demands End To Practice"
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Notable alumni

Mohammed Abdellaoue Mohammed "Moa" Abdellaoue ( ar, محمد عبد اللاوي; born 23 October 1985) is a retired Norwegian footballer who played as a forward. He started his career with Skeid and Vålerenga before moving to Germany where he played for Hannover 9 ...

, footballer *

Daniel Braaten Daniel Omoya Braaten (born 25 May 1982) is a Norwegian former professional footballer who played as a winger. He has previously played for Skeid, Rosenborg, Bolton Wanderers, Toulouse, Brann and Stabæk. He has been capped 52 times for the N ...

, footballer * Christer George, footballer *

Gunnar Halle Gunnar Halle (born 11 August 1965) is a Norwegian association football, football manager and former player who played as a Defender (association football)#Full back, right back. He is the current assistant coach of Strømmen IF, Strømmen. Halle ...

, footballer * Kim Kristian Holmen, footballer and former gymnast * Bjørnar Holmvik, footballer *

Øystein Pettersen Øystein "Pølsa" Pettersen (born 19 January 1983 in Linderud) is a former Norwegian cross-country skier, television personality and podcast host who competed professionally from 2002 to 2019. He has six World Cup podiums, his best finish being ...

, cross-country skier *

Sune Wentzel Sune Wentzel (born 6 July 1971 in Oslo) is a former Norwegian frisbeer. He has six world titles, and set two world indoor distance records. Sune has several world medals and other international titles. Sune has left a spectacular image of the frisbe ...

, frisbee world champion *

Turid Birkeland Turid Birkeland (5 November 1962 – 24 December 2015) was a Norwegian cultural executive and former politician for the Labour Party. She was Minister of Culture in 1996–97. She was an author and also worked in television, including being chi ...

, TV journalist

References

Secondary schools in Norway Schools in Oslo Oslo Municipality Educational institutions established in 1962 1962 establishments in Norway {{Norway-school-stub