Bergen katedralskole
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Bergen katedralskole is an upper secondary school
in Bergen
, Norway
. Located in the city centre, next to Bergen Cathedral
, the school has about 465 students, 55 full-time teachers, and 5 administration personnel, including the headmaster, Hans Peder Vibe.
The school is thought to have been founded in 1153 by Nicholas Breakspear (later Pope Adrian IV
), making the school the second oldest in Norway together with Oslo katedralskole
and Hamar katedralskole
, which were founded the same year, one year after the founding of Trondheim katedralskole
.
in 1154. It was founded as a theological school for the education of priests. Pupils would start attending the school around the age of seven. Until the school reform in 1806, the school was tied to the church.
The school moved to its present location in 1840. The original building is still in use as the offices for the administration, as well as some classrooms. This building also houses the school library
. In 1869 the school's gyms were built, and the same year the school changed its name from "Bergen Latinskole" to its present "Bergen katedralskole".
The school was independent until 1896, but has been administered by the government since. In 1972, the school was made a regular upper secondary school administered by the county government.
was built in 1992.
In July 2007, large amounts of mold
were discovered in the building from 1840. This led to the building getting closed, resulting in a shortage of teacher office
s. The building contains several old classrooms, an auditorium
and the school library
, which is the oldest library known in Norway. For a while, the school administration considered delaying the start of the term
, but this never happened as the teachers and the day-time adult education
classes ended up moving into temporary barracks in the schoolyards of Bergen katedralskole and Tanks videregående skole
. In February 2008, it was decided that the building will be renovated at a price of 6 million NOK
as a temporary solution that will last until at least 2014.
Of the mainline courses offered in Norwegian upper secondary schools, only the generalist line, studiespesialisering, is offered by Bergen katedralskole. The school is one of two schools in Bergen offering the IB Diploma Programme
, from which about twenty students graduate per year. In the 2005-2006 school year, the senior year students of Bergen katedralskole received the third best grades in Western Norway, which was the highest achieving region of Norway. The school has a reputation as a prestigious school, because of its history and high grade requirements.
in the old building from 1840:
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 Bergen
Bergen
Bergen is the second largest city in Norway with a population of as of , . Bergen is the administrative centre of Hordaland county. Greater Bergen or Bergen Metropolitan Area as defined by Statistics Norway, has a population of as of , ....
, 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...
. Located in the city centre, next to Bergen Cathedral
Bergen Cathedral
Bergen Cathedral is the seat of the Diocese of Bjørgvin. Located in the city centre of Bergen, Norway, the first recorded reference to it is dated 1181. It retains its ancient dedication to St Olaf ....
, the school has about 465 students, 55 full-time teachers, and 5 administration personnel, including the headmaster, Hans Peder Vibe.
The school is thought to have been founded in 1153 by Nicholas Breakspear (later Pope Adrian IV
Pope Adrian IV
Pope Adrian IV , born Nicholas Breakspear or Breakspeare, was Pope from 1154 to 1159.Adrian IV is the only Englishman who has occupied the papal chair...
), making the school the second oldest in Norway together with Oslo katedralskole
Oslo katedralskole
Schola Osloensis, known in Norwegian as Oslo katedralskole and more commonly as "Katta" is an upper secondary school located in Oslo, Norway. The school offers the college preparatory studiespesialisering of the Norwegian school system...
and Hamar katedralskole
Hamar katedralskole
Hamar katedralskole is an upper secondary school in Hamar, Norway. Founded in 1153 as Schola cathedralis hamarensis, it is the second oldest school in Norway together with Bergen katedralskole and Oslo katedralskole, which were founded the same year, one year after the founding of Trondheim...
, which were founded the same year, one year after the founding of Trondheim katedralskole
Trondheim Katedralskole
Trondheim katedralskole is an upper secondary school located next to the Nidaros Cathedral in the center of Trondheim, Norway....
.
History
Although the earliest written records documenting the school's existence date back to 1288, Bergen katedralskole is believed to have been founded in 1153 by Nicholas Breakspear, who became Pope Adrian IVPope Adrian IV
Pope Adrian IV , born Nicholas Breakspear or Breakspeare, was Pope from 1154 to 1159.Adrian IV is the only Englishman who has occupied the papal chair...
in 1154. It was founded as a theological school for the education of priests. Pupils would start attending the school around the age of seven. Until the school reform in 1806, the school was tied to the church.
Library
In a traditional sense, a library is a large collection of books, and can refer to the place in which the collection is housed. Today, the term can refer to any collection, including digital sources, resources, and services...
. In 1869 the school's gyms were built, and the same year the school changed its name from "Bergen Latinskole" to its present "Bergen katedralskole".
The school was independent until 1896, but has been administered by the government since. In 1972, the school was made a regular upper secondary school administered by the county government.
Buildings
A classrooms only building was built in 1957. Another building, containing science laboratories, computer rooms and a cafeteriaCafeteria
A cafeteria is a type of food service location in which there is little or no waiting staff table service, whether a restaurant or within an institution such as a large office building or school; a school dining location is also referred to as a dining hall or canteen...
was built in 1992.
In July 2007, large amounts of mold
Mold
Molds are fungi that grow in the form of multicellular filaments called hyphae. Molds are not considered to be microbes but microscopic fungi that grow as single cells called yeasts...
were discovered in the building from 1840. This led to the building getting closed, resulting in a shortage of teacher office
Office
An office is generally a room or other area in which people work, but may also denote a position within an organization with specific duties attached to it ; the latter is in fact an earlier usage, office as place originally referring to the location of one's duty. When used as an adjective, the...
s. The building contains several old classrooms, an auditorium
Auditorium
An auditorium is a room built to enable an audience to hear and watch performances at venues such as theatres. For movie theaters, the number of auditoriums is expressed as the number of screens.- Etymology :...
and the school library
School library
A school library is a library within a school where students, staff, and often, parents of a public or private school have access to a variety of resources...
, which is the oldest library known in Norway. For a while, the school administration considered delaying the start of the term
Academic term
An academic term is a division of an academic year, the time during which a school, college or university holds classes. These divisions may be called terms...
, but this never happened as the teachers and the day-time adult education
Adult education
Adult education is the practice of teaching and educating adults. Adult education takes place in the workplace, through 'extension' school or 'school of continuing education' . Other learning places include folk high schools, community colleges, and lifelong learning centers...
classes ended up moving into temporary barracks in the schoolyards of Bergen katedralskole and Tanks videregående skole
Tanks videregående skole
Tanks Upper Secondary School is an upper secondary school in the centre of Bergen, Norway.The school opened in 1850 as Den Tankske Skole, funded by an endowement established by merchant Hans Tank and his wife around fifty years earlier....
. In February 2008, it was decided that the building will be renovated at a price of 6 million NOK
Norwegian krone
The krone is the currency of Norway and its dependent territories. The plural form is kroner . It is subdivided into 100 øre. The ISO 4217 code is NOK, although the common local abbreviation is kr. The name translates into English as "crown"...
as a temporary solution that will last until at least 2014.
Academics
IB Diploma Programme
The International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme is a two-year educational programme for students aged 16–19that provides an internationally accepted qualification for entry into higher education, and is recognised by universities worldwide. It was developed in the early to mid-1960s in Geneva by...
, from which about twenty students graduate per year. In the 2005-2006 school year, the senior year students of Bergen katedralskole received the third best grades in Western Norway, which was the highest achieving region of Norway. The school has a reputation as a prestigious school, because of its history and high grade requirements.
Alumni
A number of the most famous alumni in the history of the school are engraved in a plaqueCommemorative plaque
A commemorative plaque, or simply plaque, is a plate of metal, ceramic, stone, wood, or other material, typically attached to a wall, stone, or other vertical surface, and bearing text in memory of an important figure or event...
in the old building from 1840:
- Gjeble Pederssøn (c. 1490-1557), bishop
- Absalon Pederssøn BeyerAbsalon Pederssøn BeyerAbsalon Pederssøn Beyer was a Norwegian author, lecturer and Lutheran clergyman. Beyer contributed greatly to the spiritual Reformation in Norway. He is best known today for his diary or annal of contemporary events...
(1578-1575), clergyman, writer and lecturer - Edvard Edvardsen (1630-1695), historian
- Petter DassPetter DassPetter Dass was a Lutheran clergyman and the foremost Norwegian poet of his generation, writing both baroque hymns and topographical poetry. -Biography:He was born at Northern Herøy , Nordland, Norway...
(1647-1707), poet - Ludvig HolbergLudvig HolbergLudvig Holberg, Baron of Holberg was a writer, essayist, philosopher, historian and playwright born in Bergen, Norway, during the time of the Dano-Norwegian double monarchy, who spent most of his adult life in Denmark. He was influenced by Humanism, the Enlightenment and the Baroque...
(1684-1754), writer, playwright and lawyer - Hans Strøm (1726-1797), topographer
- Claus Fasting (1674-1739), merchant, mayor and historian
- Martin VahlMartin Vahl (botanist)Martin Henrichsen Vahl was a Danish-Norwegian botanist and zoologist.He studied botany in Copenhagen and in Uppsala under Carolus Linnaeus. He edited Flora Danica fasc. XVI-XXI , Symbolæ Botanicæ I-III , Eclogæ Americanæ I-IV and Enumeratio Plantarum I-II...
(1749-1804), botanist and zoologist - Nils Hertzberg (1827-1911), politician, theologist and teacher
- Jens ZetlitzJens ZetlitzJens Zetlitz was a Norwegian priest and poet.Born in Stavanger, at the close of the 18th century he traveled to Copenhagen to study theology. He became a member of Det Norske Selskab, and became well known for his entertaining songs and drinking songs...
(1761-1821), poet - Hans Jacob GrøgaardHans Jacob GrøgaardHans Jacob Grøgaard was a Norwegian parish priest, writer and politician. He was born in Åsnes. He represented Nedenes amt at the Norwegian Constituent Assembly in 1814. He published the book ABC in 1815, and the reader Læsebog for Børn, især i Omgangsskoledistrikterne in 1816....
(1764-1836), priest and Eidsvoll delegate - Christopher Frimann OmsenChristopher Frimann OmsenChristopher Frimann Omsen was a Norwegian "Founding Father" and later Supreme Court Justice.He was born in Bergen as a son of customs officer Hillebrandt Omsen og Helchie Catharina Thode —his parents died when he was young. He enrolled in law studies in Denmark in 1783, and graduated with a...
(1761-1829), civil servant and Eidsvoll delegate - Wilhelm Frimann Koren ChristieWilhelm Frimann Koren ChristieWilhelm Frimann Koren Christie was a Norwegian constitutional father, known for being the constitutional assembly's writer. -Background:...
(1778-1849), civil servant and Eidsvoll delegate - Lyder Sagen (1777-1850), teacher and poet
- Edvard HagerupEdvard HagerupEdvard Hagerup was a Norwegian solicitor and politician. He was born in Kristiansand, the son of a bishop Eiler Hagerup b. 1718 and Edvardine Magdalene Margarethe Christie ....
(1781-1853), politician - Nicolai WergelandNicolai WergelandNicolai Wergeland was a Norwegian priest, writer and politician, and a member of the Norwegian Constituent Assembly at Eidsvoll that wrote the Constitution of Norway on 17 May 1814. He was elected as one of two delegates from Christiansand to the Eidsvoll Assembly in 1814...
(1780-1848), theologist and Eidsvoll delegate - Christian LassenChristian LassenChristian Lassen was a Norwegian-German orientalist.-Life:He was born at Bergen, Norway. Having received a university education at Oslo, he went to Germany and continued his studies at the University of Heidelberg and the University of Bonn. In Bonn, Lassen acquired a sound knowledge of Sanskrit...
(1800-1876), orientalist - Georg Prahl HarbitzGeorg Prahl HarbitzGeorg Prahl Harbitz was a Norwegian priest and politician.He was born in Haus to innkeeper Nils Harbitz and his wife Elisabet Christine Ibsen. His father died when Georg was eight years old, and he was eventually sent to the wealthy family Prahl in Bergen for upbringing. Here, he was inspired to...
(1802-1889), priest and politician - Michael SarsMichael SarsMichael Sars was a Norwegian theologian and biologist.-Biography:Sars was born in Bergen, Norway. He studied natural history and theology at Royal Frederick University from 1823 and completed a cand.theol. degree in 1828. For several years he taught at a number of different schools, firstly in...
(1805-1869), theologian and biologist - Frederik StangFrederik StangFrederik Stang was a Norwegian lawyer, public servant, and politician who served as Norway's first prime minister....
(1808-1884), Prime Minister - Johann Sebastian Welhaven (1807-1873), poet and critic
- Ludvig Kristensen DaaLudvig Kristensen DaaLudvig Kristensen Daa was a Norwegian historian, ethnologist, auditor, editor of magazines and newspapers, educator and politician....
(1809-1877), politician, historian and journalist - Johan Fritzner (1812-1893), priest and lexicograph
- Peter Andreas Jensen (1812-1867), priest and writer
- Sven Brun (1812-1894), priest
- Ole IrgensOle Irgens (politician)Ole Irgens was a Norwegian politician.He was a relative of the eighteenth century bishop of the same name. He enrolled as a student in 1848 and graduated as cand.theol. in 1853. While working as a school inspector in Bergen he was elected to the Norwegian Parliament, in 1868...
(1829-1906), teacher and politician - Jacob Worm-Müller (1834-1889), physiologist
- Peter WaagePeter WaagePeter Waage , the son of a ship's captain, was a significant Norwegian chemist and professor at the Royal Frederick University. Along with his brother-in-law Cato Maximilian Guldberg, he co-discovered and developed the law of mass action between 1864 and 1879.He grew up in Hidra...
(1833-1900), chemist - Armauer Hansen (1841-1912), physician
- Henrik MohnHenrik MohnHenrik Mohn was a Norwegian astronomer and meteorologist. Although he enrolled in theology studies after finishing school, he is credited with founding meteorological research in Norway, being a professor at the Royal Frederick University and director of the Norwegian Meteorological Institute from...
(1835-1916), meteorologist - Ernst SarsErnst SarsJohan Ernst Welhaven Sars was a Norwegian historian, publicist and editor. His main work was Udsigt over den norske Historie, four volumes issued from 1873 to 1891. He co-edited the magazines Nyt norsk Tidskrift from 1877 to 1878, and Nyt Tidsskrift from 1882 to 1887...
(1835-1917), historian and politician - Christian MichelsenChristian MichelsenPeter Christian Hersleb Kjerschow Michelsen was a Norwegian shipping magnate and statesman. He was the first Prime Minister of an independent Norway from 1905 to 1907...
(1857-1925), shipping magnate and Prime Minister - Alf TorpAlf TorpAlf Torp was a Norwegian philologist and author. He is most known for his work with Indo-European and Nordic language history and meaning of ancient languages.-Biography:...
(1853-1916), philologist - Gerhard GranGerhard GranGerhard von der Lippe Gran was a Norwegian literary historian, professor, magazine editor, essayist and biographer.-Personal life:...
(1856-1925), writer - Lauritz Stub Wiberg (1875-1929), actor
- Johan NielsenJohan NielsenJohan Nielsen is a Swedish professional ice hockey goaltender. He currently plays for Helsingborg HC in the Swedish Division 1.Nielsen played a game with Rögle BK during the 2008–09 Elitserien postseason.-External links:...
- Per Hysing-DahlPer Hysing-DahlPer Hysing-Dahl was a Norwegian resistance member, pilot, industry manager and politician for the Conservative Party....
(1920-1989), politician - Harald SæverudHarald SæverudHarald Sigurd Johan Sæverud was a Norwegian composer. He is most known for his music to Henrik Ibsen's Peer Gynt, Rondo Amoroso, and the Ballad of Revolt . Sæverud wrote nine symphonies, and a large number of pieces for solo piano...
(1897-1992), composer - Helge IngstadHelge IngstadHelge Marcus Ingstad was a Norwegian explorer. After mapping some Norse settlements, Ingstad and his wife Anne Stine, an archaeologist, in 1960 found remnants of a Viking settlement in L'Anse aux Meadows in the Province of Newfoundland in Canada...
(1899-2001), polar explorer, lawyer, Governor of Norwegian Occupied East Greenland 1932-33 - Nordahl Grieg (1902-1943), poet, novelist, dramatist, and journalist
Other notable alumni
- Johan Koren ChristieJohan Koren Christie (writer)Johan Koren Christie was a Norwegian writer. He was a notable nationalist writer in the middle of the nineteenth century.He was born in Kristiansund, the son of customs officer and politician Edvard Eilert Christie...
(1814–1885), writer - Hartvig LassenHartvig LassenHartvig Marcus Lassen was a Norwegian editor and literary historian.-Personal life:He was born in Bergen as a son of police chief and burgomaster Albert Lassen and his wife Abigael Vogt Monrad . He was a nephew of Lars Monrad and Christian Lassen...
(1824-1897), editor and historian - Jonas LieJonas LieJonas Lauritz Idemil Lie was a Norwegian novelist, poet, and playwright who is considered to have been one of the Four Greats of 19th century Norwegian literature, together with Henrik Ibsen, Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson and Alexander Kielland.-Background:Jonas Lie was born at Hokksund in Øvre Eiker, in...
(1833-1908), writer - Wollert KonowWollert Konow (SB)Wollert Konow was a Norwegian politician. He was Prime Minister of Norway from 1910 to 1912.-Background:In 1842 his father, Wollert Konow, Ph.D., who was a Norwegian writer and politician, had purchased the historic Stend Manor in the Fana borough of Bergen, Norway where Wollert Konow was born...
(1845-1924), Prime Minister - Hans Gerhard StubHans Gerhard StubHans Gerhard Stub was an American Lutheran theologian and church leader. He served as Bishop of the Norwegian Lutheran Church in America.-Background:...
(1849-1931), Church Bishop - Arnulf ØverlandArnulf ØverlandOle Peter Arnulf Øverland was a Norwegian author born in Kristiansund and raised in Bergen. His works include Berget det blå and Hustavler .-Life:...
(1889-1968), writer - Sverre SteenSverre SteenSverre Steen was a Norwegian historian, a professor at the University of Oslo, and known to the public through his radio series Langsomt ble landet vårt eget...
(1898-1983), historian. - Kaare MelandKaare MelandKaare Meland was a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party.He was born in Bergen.He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Hordaland in 1965, but was not re-elected in 1969. He had previously served in the position of deputy representative during the terms 1954–1957 and...
(1915-2002), politician - Georg JohannesenGeorg JohannesenGeorg Johannesen was a Norwegian author and professor of rhetoric.He was born in Bergen. His dissertation was on the spring motif in the poetry of Olaf Bull. He drowned while on vacation in Egypt....
(1931-2005), writer and academic - Narve BjørgoNarve BjørgoNarve Bjørgo is a Norwegian historian.He was born in Meland. He graduated from the University of Bergen in 1964, and worked as a research assistant until 1970. Then, for two years, he was a research fellow and associate professor. In 1973 he was appointed professor of history at the University of...
(1936-), academic - Ole D. Mjøs (1939-), academic
- Jarle AarbakkeJarle AarbakkeJarle Aarbakke is rector at the University of Tromsø.Before being elected rector in 2001, Aarbakke served as a professor of pharmacy at the Department of Medical Microbiology...
(1942-), academic - Gunnar StaalesenGunnar StaalesenGunnar Staalesen is a Norwegian writer. Staalesen has a Cand philol. degree from Universitetet i Bergen and he has worked at Den Nationale Scene, the main theater in Bergen....
(1947-), writer - Siri HustvedtSiri HustvedtSiri Hustvedt is an American novelist and essayist. Hustvedt is the author of a book of poetry, five novels, two books of essays, and a work of non-fiction...
(1955-), writer - Harald Tveit AlvestrandHarald Tveit AlvestrandHarald Tveit Alvestrand is a Norwegian computer scientist. He was the chairman of the Internet Engineering Task Force from 2001 until 2005...
(1959-), computer scientist - Heikki HolmåsHeikki HolmåsHeikki Holmås is a Norwegian politician for the Socialist Left Party . He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Oslo in 2001.He was the leader of Socialist Youth from 1996 to 1999.- Parliamentary Committee duties :...
(1972-), politician
Staff
- Johan Koren ChristieJohan Koren Christie (writer)Johan Koren Christie was a Norwegian writer. He was a notable nationalist writer in the middle of the nineteenth century.He was born in Kristiansund, the son of customs officer and politician Edvard Eilert Christie...
(1814–1885) - Emanuel MohnEmanuel MohnEmanuel Meyer Mohn was a Norwegian educator, known for writing about and illustrating mountains in Norway.He was born in Bergen to Albert Henrik Mohn and Ida Neumann . He was a brother of Henrik and Jakob Mohn, and on the maternal side he was a grandson of bishop Jacob Neumann. He did not marry...
(1842-1891) - Gerhard GranGerhard GranGerhard von der Lippe Gran was a Norwegian literary historian, professor, magazine editor, essayist and biographer.-Personal life:...
(1856-1925)