Bekkestua (Oslo area)
Oslo International School
Private, fee-payingCurricula
International Primary CurriculumLower Secondary ProgrammeIB Diploma
Ages
3 to 18
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International schools in Norway
International and English-taught schools in Oslo, Bergen, Stavanger and Trondheim, including free public options in Oslo: curricula, ages, addresses and admissions, with fees where the school publishes them.
Updated 5 November 2026
How schooling works in Norway
- Children start school in August of the year they turn six and attend for ten years: primary school (years 1 to 7) and lower secondary school (years 8 to 10).
- Public primary and lower secondary schools are free. Upper secondary education is voluntary and free. Private schools often charge a fee.
- Some public schools teach in English, such as the International Classes at Manglerud skole in Oslo (IB Primary Years and Middle Years Programmes) and the IB Diploma Programme at Blindern videregående skole. Bjørnholt videregående skole in Oslo also teaches the IB Diploma Programme.
- Private international schools teach the IB, the International Primary Curriculum, Cambridge IGCSE or the French curriculum; most charge fees.
- Before school, a child has the right to a kindergarten place if they turn one by the end of November in the year you apply. The national maximum fee is NOK 1,200 a month for a full-time place (from 1 August 2025).
Schools by city
A selection of international and English-taught schools, checked on each school's own website on 5 November 2026. It is not a complete list.
Oslo
Lycée Français d'Oslo
Oslo
Manglerud skole, International Classes
Public, free of chargeCurricula
IB PYPIB MYP
Oslo
Blindern videregående skole
Public upper secondary schoolCurricula
IB MYPIB Diploma
Oslo
Bjørnholt videregående skole
Curricula
IB Diploma
Bergen
International School of Bergen
Private, fee-payingStavanger
International School of Stavanger
Private, fee-payingStavanger
British International School of Stavanger (BISS)
Curricula
IB PYPIB MYP
Trondheim
Birralee International School Trondheim
Private, fee-payingCurricula
International Primary CurriculumInternational Middle Years CurriculumCambridge IGCSE
Ages
3 to 16
Address
Fees
NOK 3,280 to NOK 3,733 a month, as published by the school, which says its fees are reduced thanks to state support.
Kristiansand
Kristiansand International School
Address, curriculum and ages: see the school's website.
Upper secondary: the IB Diploma
In Oslo, the IB Diploma Programme in Vg2 and Vg3 is taught at Blindern videregående skole, a public school run by the City of Oslo with no fees, which also takes pupils into the IB Middle Years Programme in year 10, and at Bjørnholt videregående skole, which takes applicants who live in Oslo. Private schools such as Oslo International School and the International School of Stavanger also offer the IB Diploma Programme.
Before you apply
- Contact each school directly and well in advance, and ask about admission, waiting lists, one-time fees and how many months a year the fee is paid.
- Manglerud skole's free International Classes are open to pupils who have the right to schooling in Oslo and already have good English; teaching is in English, with 3 hours of Norwegian a week.
- Children likely to stay in Norway for more than three months have the right to a place at the local public school, free of charge; the municipality must offer it no later than one month after arrival.
- The right to upper secondary education applies to young people who have completed lower secondary school in Norway, so plan ahead if your child will continue in a Norwegian school.
Fees as published by each school, checked on 5 November 2026. Check the current amounts with the school before you apply.
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