Berg School
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Berg School is a secondary school in Oslo, Norway that was established in 1925. It provides education leading to the International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma as well as the college preparatory "allmennfaglig studieretning" of the Norwegian school system.
It currently has around 475 students - 100 graduating in the Norwegian system and 50 graduating with IB Diplomas each year. There are about 50 faculty members at the school.
Berg School is widely considered one of the most notable secondary schools in Oslo. It was the first Norwegian educational institution to offer the IB Diploma (in 1979) and has been a leading institution in several educational reforms. The school has been ranked among the best performing schools in the International Baccalaureate system.
[edit] Notable alumni
- Erik Diesen (1922-99), journalist and television pioneer
- Ole Peter Kolby (1939-), diplomat and former president of the UN Security Council
- Finn Wagle (1941-), Primate in the Church of Norway and bishop in Nidaros (Trondheim)
- Else Bugge Fougner (1944-), lawyer and former minister of justice
- Ivar Formo (1951-2006), Olympic gold medalist
- Lars Saabye Christensen (1953-), novelist, recipient of the Nordic Council Prize for Literature
- Vigdis Hjorth (1959-), novelist
- Vetle Lid Larsen (1960-), novelist
- Jonas Gahr Støre (1960-), Norwegian Minister of Foreign Affairs, former Secretary General of the Norwegian Red Cross and Executive Director in the World Health Organization (WHO)
- Hege Duckert (1962-), journalist and editor of Dagbladet
- Helene Uri (1964-), novelist
- Fredrik Skavlan (1966-), journalist and television personality
- Daniel Kelly (1988-), novelist and musical composer
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