Berg videregående skole

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Berg videregående skole 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 "studiespesialisering" of the Norwegian school system.

It currently has around 555 students - 100 graduating in the Norwegian system and 50 graduating with IB Diplomas each year. There are about 80 faculty members at the school.

Berg 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 1978) 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

Arvid Storsveen (1915-43), engineer and founder of the WWII resistance/intelligence organisation XU
Erik Diesen (1922-99), journalist and television pioneer
Helge Reiss (1928–), actor
Ole Peter Kolby (1939-), diplomat and former president of the UN Security Council
Finn Wagle (1941-), former primate in the Church of Norway and bishop in Nidaros (Trondheim)
Else Bugge Fougner (1944-), lawyer and former minister of justice
Trond Kirkvaag (1946–2007), comedian
Ivar Formo (1951-2006), Olympic gold medalist
Lars Saabye Christensen (1953-), novelist, recipient of the Nordic Council Prize for Literature
Per Christian Ellefsen (1954–), actor
Per Boye Hansen (1957–), Director of Bergen International Festival
Siri Bjerke (1958–), Divisional Director in Innovation Norway, former Minister of Environment
Torstein Bieler (1959–), musician
Vigdis Hjorth (1959-), novelist
Lars Fredrik Beckstrøm (1960–), musician (deLillos)
Rune Bjerke (1960–), President and CEO of DnB NOR
Ida Hjort Kraby (1960–), lawyer
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)
Inger Marie Sunde (1961–), former Chief Public Prosecutor (førstestatsadvokat), prosecutor in the case against "DVD-Jon"
Hege Duckert (1962-), journalist and editor of Dagbladet
Henrik Mestad (1964–), actor
Helene Uri (1964-), novelist
Fredrik Skavlan (1966-), journalist and television personality
Simen Agdestein (1967–), International chess grandmaster and National Team player in soccer
Bård Folke Fredriksen (1967–), head of the Conservative Party in Oslo City Council
Henrik H. Langeland (1972-), novelist
Håvard Homstvedt (1976-), New York based painter
Nikolai Astrup (1978–), vice chairman of Oslo Conservative Party and editor of the Minerva political magazine
Elisabeth O. Sjaastad (1978–), film director
Daniel Kelly (1988-), novelist and musical composer