Bjerke Upper Secondary School

Bjerke videregående skole
Bjerke videregående skole
Location
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	Statsråd Mathisens vei 25, Linderud, Oslo
Information
School type	Public school
Established	1962
Principal	Synnøve Aas Gulvik
Age range	11th through 13th; (16 to 19 years)
Enrollment	560 students (2007)
Vision	A creative school; (en skapende skole)
Values	Involvement; Innovation; Cooperation
Educational programs	; Sports; General academics;
Website	http://www.bjerke.vgs.no/

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.

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[]

Mohammed Abdellaoue, footballer
Daniel Braaten, footballer
Christer George, footballer
Gunnar Halle, footballer
Kim Kristian Holmen, footballer and former gymnast
Konrad Janusz Værnes, youtuber (Commonwealth Realm)
Bjørnar Holmvik, footballer
Øystein Pettersen, cross-country skier
Sune Wentzel, frisbee world champion
Turid Birkeland, TV journalist

References[]

^ 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.
^ 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

Coordinates: 59°56′30.24″N 10°50′16.27″E / 59.9417333°N 10.8378528°E / 59.9417333; 10.8378528

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[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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