Kongsbakken videregående skole
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Kongsbakken Upper Secondary School is an upper secondary school
in Tromsø
, Norway
. In the year 2000, Kongsbakken videregående skole had approximately 650 pupils, with about as many boys as girls. The school administration consists of a headmaster, a deputy headmaster, six section leaders and an office staff of four. Additionally, the school has two janitors and a librarian. Approximately 80 teachers provide education at Kongsbakken.
The school offers the following educational programmes, which allow for higher education at a university
or university college
: realfag (Exact science
s), linguistic subjects and social science/economy, and music, dance and drama.
Since 1930, the students of the schools have made the annual Bragerevyen in their Christmas brakes, a revue
premièring on 1 January.
, history, geography, religion, Latin, Greek
, German
and English
(optional). The first headmaster was Frederik Lange. The Norwegian system of education has evolved continually since the 1830s, hence the school has been known under the following names:
Education in Norway
Education in Norway is mandatory for all children aged 6–16. The school year in Norway runs from mid August to late June the following year. The Christmas holiday from mid December to early January historically divides the Norwegian school year into two terms...
in Tromsø
Tromsø
Tromsø is a city and municipality in Troms county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the city of Tromsø.Tromsø city is the ninth largest urban area in Norway by population, and the seventh largest city in Norway by population...
, Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
. In the year 2000, Kongsbakken videregående skole had approximately 650 pupils, with about as many boys as girls. The school administration consists of a headmaster, a deputy headmaster, six section leaders and an office staff of four. Additionally, the school has two janitors and a librarian. Approximately 80 teachers provide education at Kongsbakken.
The school offers the following educational programmes, which allow for higher education at a university
University
A university is an institution of higher education and research, which grants academic degrees in a variety of subjects. A university is an organisation that provides both undergraduate education and postgraduate education...
or university college
University college
The term "university college" is used in a number of countries to denote college institutions that provide tertiary education but do not have full or independent university status. A university college is often part of a larger university...
: realfag (Exact science
Exact science
An exact science is any field of science capable of accurate quantitative expression or precise predictions and rigorous methods of testing hypotheses, especially reproducible experiments involving quantifiable predictions and measurements...
s), linguistic subjects and social science/economy, and music, dance and drama.
Since 1930, the students of the schools have made the annual Bragerevyen in their Christmas brakes, a revue
Revue
A revue is a type of multi-act popular theatrical entertainment that combines music, dance and sketches. The revue has its roots in 19th century American popular entertainment and melodrama but grew into a substantial cultural presence of its own during its golden years from 1916 to 1932...
premièring on 1 January.
History
The institution dates back to 1833 when Tromsø Middel- og Realskole opened, with two teachers and eighteen male students aged 12 to 16. At the time, the premises were three classrooms in a house that stood where Frederik Langes gate 14 is today. The two year educational programme comprised the following subjects: writing, mathematics, NorwegianNorwegian language
Norwegian is a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Norway, where it is the official language. Together with Swedish and Danish, Norwegian forms a continuum of more or less mutually intelligible local and regional variants .These Scandinavian languages together with the Faroese language...
, history, geography, religion, Latin, Greek
Greek language
Greek is an independent branch of the Indo-European family of languages. Native to the southern Balkans, it has the longest documented history of any Indo-European language, spanning 34 centuries of written records. Its writing system has been the Greek alphabet for the majority of its history;...
, German
German language
German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....
and English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
(optional). The first headmaster was Frederik Lange. The Norwegian system of education has evolved continually since the 1830s, hence the school has been known under the following names:
- 1833–1858: Tromsø Middel- og Realskole
- 1858–1870: Tromsö lærde og Realskole
- 1870–1965: Tromsø offentlige høiere almenskole
- 1965–1976: Tromsø Gymnas
- 1976–present: Kongsbakken videregående skole