Bodin videregående skole

What Bodin videregående skole does

Bodin videregående skole is a public upper secondary school located at Mørkvedtråkket 2 in Bodø, Norway, operated by Nordland fylkeskommune (Nordland County Municipality). Founded in 1984, it delivers government-funded education to students aged 16-19 across 11 study programs spanning vocational tracks and academic preparation pathways, including an apprenticeship program that alternates classroom instruction with workplace training. The school also supports boarding students from outside the Bodø catchment through a dedicated housing partnership with Studentinord.

The school's technology stack consists of standard public-sector ed-tech infrastructure rather than proprietary platforms. It runs Visma InSchool for administration (timetables, attendance, grades, communication), uses the national Feide single sign-on for access, leverages Microsoft 365 for productivity, and offers BookBites for digital library services. Students lease standardized HP ProBook 440 G10 laptops through the Nordland ElevPC program, with ownership transferring after three years of completed study. An Åpen skole (Open School) after-school program provides homework support and extracurricular activities, and the school maintains a counseling, welfare, and special education support apparatus under the leadership of Rektor Geir Ludvig Næstby.

Because Bodin videregående skole is a government entity rather than a commercial enterprise, it generates no direct revenue from students: education is tuition-free, funded through the Nordland county budget, with the only paid component being the optional PC lease (approximately 4,311 NOK total or 3,911 NOK one-time). Student intake is administered centrally through the Norwegian VIGO system, and the school distributes information through its website, Facebook, Instagram, and annual open house events. The institution is not investor-backed, does not raise funding, and has no disclosed M&A or ownership-change activity.

Name

Bodin videregående skole

Legal name

Nordland fylkeskommune

Website

https://bodin.vgs.no

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Bodin videregående skole is a public upper secondary school in Bodø, Norway, operated by Nordland fylkeskommune, delivering tuition-free education across 11 study programs to students aged 16-19, with boarding support via Studentinord and standard public-sector ed-tech infrastructure.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Bodø

HQ country

Norway

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Others

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Bodin videregående skole provides public upper secondary education (videregående skole) for students aged 16-19 in Bodø, Norway, across 11 study programs including academic tracks for university preparation and vocational tracks with apprenticeship pathways. The school also offers supporting services such as student housing coordination through Studentinord, an Åpen skole (Open School) afterschool program, personal PC provision, library services, and student welfare and counseling support. Education and services are tuition-free, funded by Nordland fylkeskommune, with limited optional fees for PC rental and student housing.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Upper secondary education programs (11 study programs)
• Vocational apprenticeship programs
• Student housing (through Studentinord partnership)
• Åpen skole (Open School) afterschool program
• Student PC rental program (HP ProBook 440 G10)

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• StudentinordcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership between Nordland County Municipality and Studentinord (student union for Nord University) to provide student housing for remote students attending Bodø and Bodin videregående skoler. Students can apply for housing at Flatvold studentboliger in Rønvika or Hammarlia studentboliger on Mørkved. The arrangement provides dedicated sections for upper secondary students separate from university students, with inclusive rent covering furniture, internet, security, and caretaker services.

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Vestvågøy videregående skole: Public upper secondary school in Lofoten, Nordland, also operated by Nordland fylkeskommune. Same operational model, same digital infrastructure (Visma InSchool / Feide), serving a comparably sized rural cohort.
• Narvik videregående skole: Public upper secondary school in Narvik, Nordland, also operated by Nordland fylkeskommune. Provides same academic/vocational tracks under identical national curriculum and admission system, serving a similar northern-Norway catchment.
• Bodø videregående skole: The other public upper secondary school in Bodø, operated by the same Nordland fylkeskommune under identical national framework (VIGO, Feide, Visma InSchool). Competes for the same 16-19 student pool in the same catchment area.
• Sortland videregående skole: Public upper secondary school in Vesterålen, Nordland, under the same county governance. Comparable size and program breadth, serving a similarly distributed rural catchment in northern Norway.
• Mosjøen videregående skole: Public upper secondary school in Mosjøen, Helgeland region, operated by Nordland fylkeskommune. Same funding model, same national curriculum, and same Visma InSchool / Feide digital infrastructure as Bodin.
• Fauske videregående skole: Public upper secondary school in Fauske, Nordland, also under Nordland fylkeskommune. Operates the same VIGO admission flow and offers comparable academic and vocational programs for students in the Salten region.

Broad incumbents

• AcadeMedia: Nordic region's largest independent education provider, operating preschools, compulsory schools, and upper secondary schools across Sweden. Relevant broader incumbent showing how large-scale Nordic upper secondary operators run parallel programs to public schools like Bodin.
• Internationella Engelska Skolan (IES): Major Nordic for-profit school operator running compulsory and upper secondary schools across Sweden. Comparable as a scaled operator of secondary education programs in a Nordic context, though operating under Swedish regulation rather than Norwegian.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/Bodinvgs
• Instagraminstagram.com/bodin_videregaende_skole
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/bodin-videreg%C3%A5ende-skole-og-maritime-fagskole

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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