Berg videregående skole

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.

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

External links

* [http://www.berg.vgs.no/ Berg videregående skole]
* [http://www.ibo.org/ International Baccalaureate Organisation official website]