Fana Upper Secondary School

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. The school was founded in 1916 as a

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. The school became a high school in 1935. The school was known for their annual play, ''Fana Skoleteater'', that has existed since 1938. The play had a break between 1972 and 1986 because of a discord between the students and the administration. Later the play was managed by students and former students. Schools in Bergen Educational institutions established in 1916 1916 establishments in Norway Educational institutions disestablished in 2016 2016 disestablishments in Norway {{Norway-school-stub