Information about schools and universities in and nearby Skien
Norwegian authorities´ website "New in Norway" has useful information for those new in Norway.
Primary and secondary schools
Skien has 19 public primary and secondary schools, schools for special needs, and adult education.
There are also some private primary/secondary schools in Skien.
Primary and secondary schools in Skien.
Private, international school
International School Telemark (IST) use English as the teaching medium. IST has students from Grade 1 to Grade 10. http://istelemark.no/
High schools
Skien has three public high schools:
- Skien videregående skole https://www.skien.vgs.no/
- Hjalmar Johansen videregående skole https://www.hjalmarjohansen.vgs.no/
- Skogmo videregående skole https://www.skogmo.vgs.no/
For information in English, call the administation (the county council of Telemark) Phone: + 47 35 91 70 00.
Use Vigo.no for appliance before 1st of March.
There is one private high school for sports in Skien:
- Telemark Toppidrettsgymnas https://ttgymnas.no/
There is one public, international high school in neighbouring town Porsgrunn:
- Porsgrunn videregående skole https://www.vtfk.no/skoler/porsgrunn-vgs/meny/opplaringstilbud/pre-db-vg1-int.baccalaureate-ib-vg2-vg3/
Universities
Telemark has one university, divided in several campuses:
Norwegian higher education are basically for free, but there are several private colleges which require tuition fees.
Folkeuniversitetet
Folkeuniversitetet’s activities aim to make leisure courses and further education accessible to all adults, regardless of social background. Folkeuniversitetet has a local department in Skien.