Bjerke Upper Secondary School

Bjerke Upper Secondary School (Norwegian: Bjerke videregående skole) is a high school based in Groruddalen in Oslo, Norway. It offers general academics and elite sports. In 2000 the school changed its name from Linderud Upper Secondary School to Bjerke.

Bjerke Upper Secondary School
Bjerke videregående skole
Location
Statsråd Mathisens vei 25, Linderud, Oslo
Information
School typePublic school
Established1962
PrincipalMargrethe Hammer
Age range11th through 13th
(16 to 19 years)
Enrollment770 students (2017)
VisionA creative school
(en skapende skole)
ValuesInvolvement
Innovation
Cooperation
Educational programs
  • Sports
  • General academics
Websitehttps://bjerke.vgs.no/

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.[1][2]

Notable alumni

References

  1. Windsor Genova (28 November 2011). "Oslo High School Starts Students' Segregation of Norwegian, Foreign Students". International Business Times. Archived from the original on 4 August 2012. Retrieved 19 December 2011.
  2. Tara Kelly, "Norway Apartheid: High School Segregates Classroom By Ethnicity, City Official Demands End To Practice", The Huffington Post, 27 November 2011, retrieved 20 February 2014

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