Berg Upper Secondary School
Berg Upper Secondary School was an upper secondary school located in Oslo, Norway. The school was established in 1925 and provided education leading to the International Baccalaureate Diploma as well as the college preparatory "studiespesialisering" of the Norwegian school system. The school was closed in 2014, and most programs and employees moved to the new Blindern Upper Secondary School. The buildings are now the location of Berg skole.
In its final years, the school had around 465 students - 108 graduating in the Norwegian system and 55 graduating with IB Diplomas each year. About 70 faculty members worked at the school.
It was the first Norwegian educational institution to offer the IB Diploma and was a leading institution in several educational reforms. The school was ranked among the best performing schools in the International Baccalaureate system.
Berg had several winners of the national science competitions. Among these are Magnus Deli Vigeland and Nina Holden, who both have won the Abel Competition.
Notable alumni
- Arvid Storsveen, engineer and founder of the WWII resistance/intelligence organisation XU
- Erik Diesen, journalist and television pioneer
- Nils Christie, sociologist and criminologist
- Helge Reiss, actor
- Ole Peter Kolby, diplomat and former president of the UN Security Council
- Jon Skolmen, actor and comedian
- Finn Wagle, former primate in the Church of Norway and bishop in Nidaros
- Else Bugge Fougner, lawyer and former minister of justice
- Trond Kirkvaag, comedian
- Ivar Formo, Olympic gold medalist
- Lars Saabye Christensen, novelist, recipient of the Nordic Council Prize for Literature
- Per Christian Ellefsen, actor
- Per Boye Hansen, Director of Bergen International Festival
- Siri Bjerke, Divisional Director in Innovation Norway, former Minister of Environment
- Torstein Bieler, musician
- Vigdis Hjorth, novelist
- Lars Fredrik Beckstrøm, musician
- Gabriel R. G. Benito, Dean and Professor BI Norwegian Business School
- Rune Bjerke, President and CEO of DnB NOR
- Ida Hjort Kraby, lawyer
- Vetle Lid Larssen, novelist
- Jonas Gahr Støre, Norwegian Minister of Foreign Affairs, former Secretary General of the Norwegian Red Cross and Executive Director in the World Health Organization
- Inger Marie Sunde, former Chief Public Prosecutor, prosecutor in the case against "DVD-Jon"
- Hege Duckert, journalist and editor of Dagbladet
- Henrik Mestad, actor
- Helene Uri, novelist
- Fredrik Skavlan, journalist, illustrator and television personality
- Simen Agdestein, International chess grandmaster and National Team player in soccer
- Bård Folke Fredriksen, head of the Conservative Party in Oslo City Council
- Henrik H. Langeland, novelist
- Håvard Homstvedt, New York based painter
- Nikolai Astrup, Member of the Norwegian Parliament, vice chairman of Oslo Conservative Party and former editor of the Minerva political magazine
- Elisabeth O. Sjaastad, film director
- Petrit Selimi, Foreign Minister of Kosovo
- Simen Hegstad Krüger, Olympic gold medalist, cross country skiing
The International Baccalaureate Diploma
IB at Berg requires a student to study languages, social sciences, natural sciences and mathematics over two years. It is based on the first year of Norwegian videregående skole, or similar academic preparation. The IB Diploma course which is taught in English, is designed to cater for internationally mobile student applicants and Norwegian students interested in a secondary school education offering notably a somewhat greater in-depth study in three of the university preparatory subjects, taught in English.Berg was authorized to teach the IB Diploma in 1978.