Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Norwegian term or phrase:
videregående skole
English translation:
upper secondary school
Added to glossary by
Richard Lawson
Jul 5, 2004 17:35
20 yrs ago
Norwegian term
videregående skole
Norwegian to English
Social Sciences
Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc.
Does anyone know to how many years of education and to what age this corresponds?
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5 +3 | upper secondary school | Richard Lawson |
4 | high school | George Runde |
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upper secondary school
The upper secondary school (videregående skole) offers three consecutive years of education that follow on from the compulsory 10 years of primary and secondary education, and are therefore normally taken between the ages of 16 and 19. In practice, studies at the upper secondary level vary in length. Some students take only the first foundation year at school before going on to take more practically oriented vocational training. Others take one or two years of more specialized vocational courses. The general entrance requirement for higher education involves three years of theoretical studies at the upper secondary level.
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Norwegian term (edited):
videreg�ende skole
high school
If you are translating for a US audience, anything else than high school will be met with a question mark. I don't know what the British lingo is for this level of education.
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Note added at 22 hrs 43 mins (2004-07-06 16:18:03 GMT)
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Videregående skole is to my knowledge always 3 years. In the US, they start at 14/15, and finish at age 17/18.
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Note added at 22 hrs 43 mins (2004-07-06 16:18:03 GMT)
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Videregående skole is to my knowledge always 3 years. In the US, they start at 14/15, and finish at age 17/18.
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