Hadsel videregående skole og fagskole

What Hadsel videregående skole og fagskole does

Hadsel videregående skole og fagskole is a public upper secondary school (videregående skole) operated by Nordland fylkeskommune (Nordland County Municipality), Norway, organisation number 964 982 953. It operates across two campuses — Studiested Melbu (Mary Pettersens vei 7) and Studiested Stokmarknes (V.D. Hals gt. 10) — located 16 km apart on Hadseløya, and serves students from Hadsel municipality and the surrounding Vesterålen region of Nordland county. The school offers more than 12 programme lines spanning general studies (studiespesialisering VG1–VG3 with natural sciences or language/social sciences/economics specialisations) and vocational tracks including Bygg og anlegg, Elektro og datateknologi, Teknologi og industrifag, Restaurant- og matfag, Helse- og oppvekstfag, and Informasjonsteknologi og medieproduksjon. It also operates a nationally designated landslinje yrkessjåfør programme (19-week intensive training) for Class C/CE and D professional driver licensing, with two annual intakes that recruit nationally.

The technology stack is built entirely on shared Nordland County Municipality infrastructure: Visma InSchool as the school administrative system (with mobile app and tiered parental access portals), Feide for single sign-on authentication, Dugga for digital testing, Microsoft Office online and Teams for teaching and collaboration, PressReader for digital newspapers, and PocketID as a digital student ID. Supporting services include the Miljøtjenesten evening environment programme, the Bli Med youth initiative (with Hadsel municipality, ages 16–24), Karrieredagene career days, free textbook lending, and promotion of the Red Cross Digital Leksehjelp service.

The business model is that of a public-sector educational institution. Revenue is funded through Nordland fylkeskommune public appropriations, with no tuition fees charged to Norwegian residents. Secondary revenue streams consist of student laptop (elev-PC) purchases either upfront or via a three-year installment plan, and out-of-pocket course-related costs (materials, Statens vegvesen fees, work clothing) for the landslinje yrkessjåfør programme; Lånekassen equipment stipends of NOK 1,398–7,202 per academic year 2025–2026 flow to students rather than to the school. Students apply through the national Vigo admission system (vigo.no), with the landslinje yrkessjåfør programme applying via Nordland fylkeskommune's dialog.nfk.no portal. The school is Miljøfyrtårn (Eco-Lighthouse) certified. As of January 2026, Maria Reiertsen is rector, succeeding acting rector Frank Karlsen who held the role from May 2025.

Name

Hadsel videregående skole og fagskole

Legal name

Hadsel videregående skole

Website

https://hadsel.vgs.no

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Hadsel videregående skole og fagskole is a public upper secondary school operated by Nordland County Municipality across two campuses in Melbu and Stokmarknes, Norway. It delivers 12+ general and vocational programmes plus a nationally designated professional driver training track, serving Hadsel/Vesterålen students with national intake for the driver programme.

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Headquarters

HQ city

Melbu

HQ country

Norway

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

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GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Public Funding (Nordland County Municipality): As a public upper secondary school operated by Nordland fylkeskommune (Nordland County Municipality), the school is funded through municipal and county public budgets. No tuition fees are charged for Norwegian residents. Revenue for operations, staffing, and facilities comes from public appropriations.
2. Student Equipment and Material Fees: Students are offered the option to purchase a school laptop (elev-PC). Families can pay upfront or over a three-year installment plan. School textbooks are lent free of charge. Equipment stipends from Lånekassen (Norwegian State Education Loan Fund) are available to cover PC and other equipment costs, ranging from NOK 1,398 to 7,202 per academic year 2025-2026.
3. Professional Driver Training (Landslinje yrkessjåfør): The 19-week professional driver training course charges participants for materials, fees to the Norwegian Public Roads Administration (Statens vegvesen), and work/safety clothing. Participants are eligible for student loans and grants from Lånekassen. Course fees are paid by individual students or their employers.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

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Core offering

Hadsel videregående skole og fagskole is a public upper secondary school operated by Nordland fylkeskommune, delivering VG1–VG3 general studies (studiespesialisering) and vocational programmes (building and construction, electrical and data technology, technology and industrial trades, restaurant and food, health and childcare, IT and media production) across two campuses in Melbu and Stokmarknes. It also runs the national landslinje yrkessjøfør, a 19-week professional driver training track for truck and bus licences, accepting national intake from apprentices and adults over 21. Supplementary services include student welfare (Miljøtjenesten), the Bli Med youth support initiative, and access to digital tools (InSchool, Feide, Teams, Dugga).

Product overview

Hadsel videregående skole is an upper secondary school operated by Nordland County Municipality, located on Hadseløya with campuses in Melbu and Stokmarknes (16 km apart). The school offers a unified educational platform combining general studies (studiespesialisering) and vocational programs including IT and media production, health and upbringing, construction, electrical technology, industrial trades, and restaurant/food studies. The national professional driver program (landslinje yrkessjåfør) provides specialized commercial driver training. Supporting services include InSchool (administrative system), InSchool mobile app, Digital leksehjelp (online homework help), student laptop program, and after-school Miljøtjenesten activities. Students access digital tools via Feide authentication, Microsoft Teams for collaboration, Dugga for assessments, and PressReader for educational content.

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Products and services

• Studiespesialisering (General Studies) General studies programme (VG1–VG3) at Studiested Stokmarknes offering general or special university admission qualification, with specialisations in natural sciences or languages, social sciences, and economics, preparing students for university and college admission.
• Informasjonsteknologi og medieproduksjon (IT and Media Production) Vocational programme at Studiested Stokmarknes covering IT systems, networking, software development, visual communication, and media content production, with VG2 options in Information Technology and Media Production, followed by 2-year apprenticeship or pathway to Nordland fagskole.
• Helse- og oppvekstfag (Health and Childcare) Vocational programme (VG1–VG2) preparing students for careers in healthcare and child welfare, with VG2 specialisations including Health Worker, Child and Youth Worker, and Health Service, typically followed by 2-year apprenticeship.
• Bygg og anlegg (Building and Construction) Vocational programme with VG2 specialisations in Carpentry (tømrer) and Plumbing (rørlegger), typically followed by 2-year apprenticeship leading to craft certificate (fagbrev).
• Elektro og datateknologi (Electrical and Data Technology) Vocational programme with VG2 specialisation in Electrical Energy and Communications (elenergi og ekom), typically followed by 2.5-year apprenticeship leading to electrician or related craft certificate.
• Teknologi og industrifag (Technology and Industrial Trades) Vocational programme covering metalwork, machining, welding, and vehicle technology with practical applications in manufacturing, leading to VG2 specialisations in vehicle technology and transport and logistics.
• Restaurant- og matfag (Restaurant and Food Studies) Vocational programme at Studiested Melbu with VG2 specialisation in Chef and Waiter (kokk- og servitørfag), typically followed by 2-year apprenticeship leading to craft certificate (fagbrev).
• Landslinje yrkessjåfør (National Professional Driver Track) 19-week intensive professional driver training at Studiested Melbu qualifying for truck/bus driving licences (Class C/CE and D) and YSK certification; open to apprentices with driver contracts and adults over 21 from across Norway.

Quantifiable outcome

• Graduates of vocational programmes earn craft certificates (fagbrev) qualifying them for trade careers or further fagskole/engineer education via Y-veien
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Integration7 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Norsk Folkehjelp / Røde Kors (Norwegian Red Cross) — Digital LeksehjelpcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDigital Leksehjelp is a free and anonymous digital homework help service operated by Norwegian Red Cross volunteers. The service is open Monday through Thursday from 17:00 to 21:00 and serves lower and upper secondary students across Norway. Hadsel videregående skole promotes this service to its students as part of its student welfare and academic support offering. The partnership provides an accessible academic support channel outside school hours at no cost to students.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Regional players

• Tromsø videregående skole: Major public upper secondary school in Tromsø, operated by Troms fylkeskommune. Comparable in programme breadth and public operating model, though outside Nordland, and serves as a regional benchmark for northern Norway upper-secondary operations.
• Nordland fagskole: Nordland County Municipality's tertiary vocational college (fagskole), and the prior employer of Hadsel's incoming rector. Operates the post-secondary counterpart to Hadsel's videregående programmes and shares governance and digital infrastructure with the school.

Direct peers

• Bodø videregående skole: Larger public upper secondary school in Bodø, the main urban centre of Nordland county. Operates under the same Nordland fylkeskommune framework and offers a comparable programme mix, providing a useful scale benchmark within the same county system.
• Vestvågøy videregående skole: Public upper secondary school in Lofoten, Nordland, operated by the same county municipality. Comparable in programme breadth and rural catchment, and a natural reference point for Hadsel's vocational and general studies offerings.
• Narvik videregående skole: Public upper secondary school in Narvik, Nordland, operated by Nordland fylkeskommune. Comparable in scope and public-school operating model, though serving a more industrial/urban catchment than Hadsel.
• Andøy videregående skole: Public upper secondary school on Andøya in Vesterålen, Nordland. Runs under the same Nordland fylkeskommune framework and offers a comparable mix of vocational and general studies to a similar rural population.
• Sortland videregående skole: Public upper secondary school in Sortland, the neighbouring Vesterålen municipality in Nordland. Operates the same vocational and general programmes under the same county governance and is the most direct geographic peer for Hadsel.
• Lofoten videregående skole: Public upper secondary school serving the Lofoten region of Nordland under the same county governance. Comparable as a multi-programme rural vgs with shared digital infrastructure (Visma InSchool, Feide).

Market position

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Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/hadselvgs
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/hadsel-videreg%C3%A5ende-skole-og-fagskole

Compliance1 record

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Profiles9 records

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