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Frederik II Videregående skole is the name of an upper secondary school located in the Norwegian city of Fredrikstad. The school is named after the Danish-Norwegian king Frederik II (1534-1588). The school is, with more than 1,200 students, one of the largest schools of its kind in Norway.
Schools in Norway are usually divided into the following categories: elementary schools (barneskole) for 1st to 7th grade, lower secondary schools (ungdomsskole) for 8th to 10th grade, upper secondary schools (videregående skole) for 11th to 13th grade, colleges (høgskole), and universities (universitet).
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Students benefit from English medium education with an additional emphasis on other languages to support bilingualism. The school is operated by its own independent Board of Governors. [3] Representatives for the world's leading universities are visiting the high school yearly, and Skagerak offers university guidance for graduates.
Fredrikstad used to have a large sawmill industry and was an important harbour for timber export, then later on shipbuilding, until the main yard was closed in 1988. The main industries are currently various chemical plants and other light industry. In 2005, Fredrikstad was the final host port for the Tall Ships' Race, attracting thousands to ...
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At this time the company heavily pursued internet-based education in the Web student department. In 2005 the Noroff Institute started four high schools based on media and communication under the trade name ”Mediegymnaset” (Noroff High School) in Stavanger, Kristiansand, Oslo and Fredrikstad.
As of 2017, graduation from videregående skole was at 73%. [14] Prior to 1994, there were three branches of upper secondary schooling: general (language, history, etc.), mercantile (accounting, etc.), and vocational (electronics, carpentry, etc.) studies. The high school reform of 1994 ("Reform 94") merged these branches into a single system.