Haugaland videregående skole

What Haugaland videregående skole does

Haugaland videregående skole is a public Norwegian upper secondary school (videregående skole) headquartered at Spannavegen 38, Haugesund, with a secondary location (Avd Visnes) in Avaldsnes. It is owned and operated by Rogaland Fylkeskommune (Rogaland County Municipality) under Norway's public-education system, delivering free upper secondary education to students aged roughly 16–19 in the Haugaland region. The school runs approximately 11 educational programs spanning both vocational tracks (Bygg- og anleggsteknikk, Helse- og oppvekstfag, Teknologi- og industrifag, Salg/service/reiseliv, Frisør/blomster/interiør) and academic or creative tracks (Kunst/design/arkitektur, Informasjonsteknologi og medieproduksjon, Påbygg til generell studiekompetanse), plus specialized offerings including "Yrkesfag med toppidrett" (vocational + elite sports) and "Tilrettelagt opplæring" (adapted learning).

The operational stack is built on commodity enterprise software: Microsoft 365 (Teams for collaboration, OneDrive for storage) for digital classroom delivery, and Visma InSchool for student records and administration. The Rogaland County PC-ordningen provides new Vg1 students with discounted laptops. Pedagogical product includes student work services (Elevarbeid), where supervised students perform assignments for external customers within professional fields. The "Mobilhotell" policy deposits student phones during class periods. The school participates in national policy pilots such as the NIFU/Utdanningsdirektoratet grade-free assessment experiment.

Commercially, the school is a non-revenue-generating public entity in the conventional sense. It is funded through Rogaland Fylkeskommune's allocation of national education budgets, education is tuition-free for students, and ancillary charges are nominal (e.g., 400 NOK vaccine fee). Its "go-to-market" is the centralized vigo.no Norwegian secondary-school admission portal, supplemented by an annual Åpen skole (open house) event, a digital brochure (visbrosjyre.no), and Facebook/Instagram/Vimeo channels. B2B-style stakeholder relationships exist with apprenticeship-host employers (lærebedrifter) and with Futurum Norge AS for Vg2 Anleggsteknikk training at Gismarvik. No funding rounds, M&A activity, headcount figures, or disclosed revenue figures appear in the source material.

Name

Haugaland videregående skole

Legal name

Haugaland videregående skole

Website

https://haugaland.vgs.no

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Haugaland videregående skole is a public Norwegian upper secondary school in Haugesund, operated by Rogaland County Municipality. It delivers tuition-free vocational and academic programs to roughly 16–19-year-old students across the Haugaland region, including specialized elite-sports-vocational tracks.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Secondary Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (611110)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Basic Education Access & Quality (Primary/Secondary) (BPADAKAA)

Keywords

• Upper secondary education
• Vocational training programs
• Public secondary school
• Academic studies program
• Elite sports education

Headquarters

HQ city

Haugesund

HQ country

Norway

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Public Education Funding: As a public upper secondary school owned by Rogaland Fylkeskommune (Rogaland County Municipality), the school is funded through government taxation and public education budgets. Education is free for students. Revenue comes from the county's operational budget allocated by the Norwegian government for public schooling.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Haugaland videregående skole provides free public upper secondary education (videregående skole) for students aged 16-19+ in the Haugaland region of Norway. The school delivers approximately 11 vocational and academic programs including Bygg- og anleggsteknikk (building and construction), Helse- og oppvekstfag (health and child care), Teknologi- og industrifag (technology and industry), Salg/service/reiseliv (sales/service/travel), and Informasjonsteknologi og medieproduksjon (IT and media). Specialized offerings include Yrkesfag med toppidrett combining elite sports with vocational training, Tilrettelagt opplæring for adapted learning, and Påbygg til generell studiekompetanse for university admission qualification.

Product overview

Haugaland videregående skole is a Norwegian upper secondary school (videregående skole) operated by Rogaland County Municipality, offering a comprehensive portfolio of educational programs. The school provides approximately 10 distinct educational programs including vocational tracks (Bygg- og anleggsteknikk, Helse- og oppvekstfag, Teknologi- og industrifag, Salg/service/reiseliv, Frisør/blomster/interiør) and academic tracks (Kunst/design/arkitektur, Informasjonsteknologi og medieproduksjon), alongside specialized offerings like Yrkesfag med toppidrett combining elite sports with vocational studies, and Tilrettelagt opplæring for adapted learning. The school supplements classroom instruction with student work services (Elevarbeid), digital learning platforms (Microsoft Teams via M365), student administration systems (Visma InSchool), and a PC purchase support program. Academic support is provided through initiatives such as Ekstra faghjelp and Flying start orientation programs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Bygg- og anleggsteknikk
• Helse- og oppvekstfag
• Teknologi- og industrifag
• Salg, service og reiseliv
• Frisør, blomster, interiør og eksponeringsdesign
• Informasjonsteknologi og medieproduksjon
• Kunst, design og arkitektur
• Yrkesfag med toppidrett
• Tilrettelagt opplæring
• Påbygg til generell studiekompetanse
• Elevarbeid

Quantifiable outcome

• Students completing vg2 anleggsteknikk have excellent apprenticeship placement prospects, with industry expressing 'very high chance of apprenticeship' for graduates
• +1 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

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Feature3 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Futurum Norge ascoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Rogaland fylkeskommune has entered into an agreement with the local company Futurum Norge as which has a large machinery park and industrial area at Gismarvik. Students in vg2 anleggsteknikk (construction equipment) will receive training in program subjects and necessary practice operating various machines. Instruction will take place partially at Gismarvik and partially at Haugaland videregående skole. This partnership enables the school to offer one of the most expensive vg2 programs in Norwegian secondary education.
• Rogaland Fylkeskommune (County Municipality)coreOthersThe school is owned and operated by Rogaland County Municipality. The county runs a learner office (lærlingkontor) that recruits apprentices for positions across 95 apprentices in 11 different trades within county schools and administration. The county provides operational funding, the PC program for students, and administrative support.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Voss vidaregåande skule: Public upper secondary school in Voss, Hordaland. Comparable regional Norwegian videregåande skule offering vocational tracks including construction and health programs under similar county-municipality governance.
• Stavanger katedralskole: Public upper secondary school in Stavanger, Rogaland. Comparable because it is a Rogaland-based public videregående skole offering vocational and academic tracks, competing for the same applicant pool through the national Vigo admission system.
• Bergen katedralskole: Public upper secondary school in Bergen. Comparable as a Norwegian public videregående skole delivering the standardized mix of vocational and academic programs to similar age cohorts.
• Sandnes videregående skole: Public upper secondary school in Sandnes, Rogaland. Directly comparable as a neighboring county-operated videregående skole with overlapping vocational program offerings and the same funding structure.
• Oslo katedralskole: Public upper secondary school in Oslo. Comparable as a national reference public videregående skole delivering the standardized secondary curriculum to Norwegian upper-secondary students.
• Trondheim katedralskole: Public upper secondary school in Trondheim. Comparable as a major Norwegian public videregående skole with broad vocational and academic program portfolios funded by its respective county municipality.

Others

• Utdanningsdirektoratet: Norwegian Directorate for Education and Training that sets national curriculum, assessment policy, and runs pilot programs (e.g., grade-free assessment trial) in which the school participates. Indirect peer as regulator and standards-setter.

Broad incumbents

• Rogaland fylkeskommune Utdanning: Parent authority that operates and funds Haugaland vgs alongside other Rogaland secondary schools. Relevant as the governing body that allocates budgets, sets curriculum priorities, and could be viewed as a counterpart for system-wide analysis.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubevimeo.com/haugalandvgs
• Facebookfacebook.com/haugalandvg
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/haugaland-videreg%C3%A5ende-skole

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

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M&A

Investments

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