Bjerke Upper Secondary School () is a
high school
A secondary school, high school, or senior school, is an institution that provides secondary education. Some secondary schools provide both ''lower secondary education'' (ages 11 to 14) and ''upper secondary education'' (ages 14 to 18), i.e., ...
based in
Groruddalen
The Grorud Valley ()
is a valley and urban area
or suburb
in the northeastern part of Oslo, the capital of Norway. Four of Oslo's boroughs lie within the Grorud Valley; Bjerke to the west, Alna to the south, Grorud to the north, and Stovner to ...
in
Oslo
Oslo ( or ; ) 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 1,064,235 in 2022 ...
,
Norway
Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and the archipelago of Svalbard also form part of the Kingdom of ...
. 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
segregating 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"
''The Huffington Post
''HuffPost'' (''The Huffington Post'' until 2017, itself often abbreviated as ''HPo'') is an American progressive news website, with localized and international editions. The site offers news, satire, blogs, and original content, and covers p ...
'', 27 November 2011, retrieved 20 February 2014
Notable alumni
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Mohammed Abdellaoue
Mohammed "Moa" Abdellaoue (; born 23 October 1985) is a Norwegian former professional footballer who played as a striker. He started his career with Skeid and VÃ¥lerenga before moving to Germany where he played for Hannover 96 and VfB Stuttgar ...
, footballer
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Daniel Braaten, footballer
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Christer George, footballer
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Gunnar Halle
Gunnar Halle (born 11 August 1965) is a Norwegian football manager and former player who is the current head coach of Hønefoss. A former right back, he is best known for his playing spells at Oldham Athletic and Leeds United, followed by his br ...
, footballer
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Kim Kristian Holmen, footballer and former gymnast
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Bjørnar Holmvik
Bjørnar Pettersen Holmvik (born 2 June 1985) is a Norwegian football coach and former player. As a player, Holmvik played as a defender and winger. He is currently head coach at Vidar.
He played for Stabæk from 2003 to 2008 and for SK Bra ...
, footballer
*
Øystein Pettersen
Øystein "Pølsa" Pettersen (born 19 January 1983 in Linderud) is a former Norwegian cross-country skiing (sport), cross-country skier, television personality and podcast host who competed professionally from 2002 to 2019. He has six World Cup p ...
, 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
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Turid Birkeland
Turid Birkeland (5 November 1962 – 24 December 2015) was a Norwegian cultural executive and politician for the Labour Party. She was Minister of Culture in 1996–97. She was an author and also worked in television, including being chief of c ...
, TV journalist
References
Secondary schools in Norway
Schools in Oslo
Oslo Municipality
Educational institutions established in 1962
1962 establishments in Norway
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