Heggen videregående skole

What Heggen videregående skole does

Heggen videregående skole is a public upper secondary school (videregående skole) located in Harstad, Norway, operated by Troms County Municipality (Troms fylkeskommune). The school delivers free, accredited Norwegian upper secondary education to students aged 15-19 across VG1, VG2, and VG3 levels, with educational programs including Studiespesialisering (general study specialization), Studiespesialisering med toppidrett (specialization combined with elite sports), and Musikk og drama (music and drama). Additional services include Voksenopplæring (adult education) and Privatist (private candidate exam services), extending the school's reach beyond the traditional youth student cohort.

The school's core technology is the Visma InSchool platform, which manages student administration, attendance tracking, grades, and communication between school and families. Students access the InSchool portal for daily academic interactions, while private exam candidates use Privatistportalen. The Elevtjenesten app and Digital skolehelsetjeneste (digital school health service) provide students with anonymous access to school health services. The school operates a Servicetorget (service desk) on the 2nd floor of its campus at St. Olavsgt. 91, Harstad, handling bursary, bus cards, student ID, transcripts, and other administrative services.

The school operates as a government-funded public service with no tuition fees, generating no commercial revenue. Student enrollment occurs through the centralized Norwegian admissions system (Samordna Opptak) managed by Troms County Municipality. The school has developed a distinctive entrepreneurship education program (Entreprenørskap og bedriftsutvikling), with student youth companies (ungdomsbedrifter) consistently qualifying for the National Championship for youth businesses (NM for ungdomsbedrifter) over 5 consecutive years. Local business partnerships with Tine, Mamoda, Kupa, Vakre Vene, and FRAMiNORD provide real-world learning experiences. The school has earned notable recognition including 2nd place at the national championship for Best Business Plan (Keepit UB, 2022) and multiple county championship awards across various categories.

Name

Heggen videregående skole

Legal name

Heggen videregående skole

Website

https://heggen.vgs.no

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Heggen videregående skole is a public upper secondary school in Harstad, Norway, operated by Troms County Municipality, offering free VG1-VG3 education including studies specialization, elite sports, music/drama, and adult education programs.

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Headquarters

HQ city

Harstad

HQ country

Norway

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Public Education Funding: Funded by Troms County Municipality through the Norwegian public education system. Operates as a free public service for eligible Norwegian residents.

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Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Heggen videregående skole is a public upper secondary school providing accredited Norwegian VG1–VG3 education in Harstad, including studiespesialisering (academic specialization), studiespesialisering med toppidrett (elite sports), musikk og drama, adult education (voksenopplæring), and private candidate exam services (privatist). The school operates an entrepreneurship and business development program that enables students to create and run youth companies (ungdomsbedrifter) competing regionally and nationally. It is funded and operated by Troms County Municipality as a free public service.

Product overview

Heggen videregående skole offers a unified educational platform comprising multiple interconnected programs and services. The core educational offerings include Studiespesialisering (general study specialization) and Studiespesialisering med toppidrett (specialization with elite sports), along with Musikk og drama (music and drama), Voksenopplæring (adult education), and Privatist (private exam services). The school supports student entrepreneurship through Entreprenørskap og bedriftsutvikling, enabling youth companies to participate in regional and national competitions. Administrative operations are supported by Visma InSchool for student records, while digital student services include the Elevtjenesten app and Digital skolehelsetjeneste for health support. The institution is part of Troms fylkeskommune (Troms County Municipality).

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Products and services

• Studiespesialisering General study specialization program for VG1–VG3 students allowing combination with realfag (sciences), språk (languages), samfunnsfag (social sciences) or økonomi (economics). Designed for students aiming for university preparation.
• Studiespesialisering med toppidrett A specialized study program combining general study specialization with elite sports training, offering 2-3 training sessions per week during school hours from VG1 onwards. Designed for student athletes seeking upper secondary education alongside competitive sports.
• Musikk og drama Music and drama program offering creative education in performing arts for VG1–VG3 students.
• Voksenopplæring Adult education services for adults seeking to complete or continue their secondary education.
• Privatist Private candidate exam services allowing individuals to take exams without regular school attendance through the Privatistportalen.
• Entreprenørskap og bedriftsutvikling Entrepreneurship and business development program enabling students to establish and operate youth companies (ungdomsbedrifter) as part of their education, with participation in regional and national youth business competitions.

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Ideal customer profiles2 records

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Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• FRAMiNORD (Markedsbyrå)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 7 November 2025Marketing agency FRAMiNORD, founded by Henriette Ebbesen, conducted a presentation for Heggen's Marketing and Leadership students on social media and digital marketing at Arena Nord-Norge (Thon Hotell).
• Tine Meierier (Sama, Harstad)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 29 October 2025Tine-meierier on Sama in Harstad partnered with Heggen's entrepreneurship students. Students learned about corporate governance, marketing, product development, distribution, sustainability, and food safety. Tine advisors Rannveig Øverland and Andreas Lie provided presentations and product tastings for entrepreneurship students.
• Mamoda (Produksjonsbedrift)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 29 October 2025Entrepreneurship students visited Mamoda production facility where CEO Per-Åge Nygård presented company history, products, customers, and development. Students learned about anodes for ships, pipes, tanks, and aquaculture facilities and observed the production process firsthand.
• Kupa (Arctic Innovation Week)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 29 October 2025Kupa organized Arctic Innovation Week where Heggen entrepreneurship students (Entreprenørskap 1 and 2) participated in design-driven innovation training. Students learned sustainable community design methodology through practical challenges.
• Children's Burn CareminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 October 2024Heggen has an ongoing partnership with Children's Burn Care organization in connection with Alternative Day (Alternativt Dagsverk) voluntary work, allowing students to participate in charitable activities.
• Vakre Vene AScoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 11 September 2024Vakre Vene AS, a Harstad company named 'Årets Butikk' by Virke in 2021, partnered with Heggen's economics and entrepreneurship programs. Founders Richard Bendiksen and Cecilie Olsen provided lectures on entrepreneurship, networking, branding, online store development, fashion brand creation, and social media marketing. Students visited their Autostore robot warehouse handling 500 daily orders.
• Quality Hotel HarstadminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 11 September 2024Quality Hotel provided meeting facilities for entrepreneurship students to attend presentations and company visits as part of their business education program.
• Nord-Troms VGS (Sami Language Program)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Nord-Troms VGS provides web-based Sami language instruction to Heggen students. Annual Sami language gatherings are organized for students from multiple schools in Troms county.
• Hermes ASminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 9 March 2023Bar2Go UB from Heggen won 3rd place in 'Best Marketing in cooperation with Hermes AS' category at the county youth business championship.
• UiT Norges arktiske universitetminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 9 March 2023Nordic Salt UB won 2nd place in 'Best Cooperation with Business' in partnership with UiT for their sea salt product business.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Others

• Visma InSchool: Student information system used by Heggen VGS for attendance, grades, and school-family communication, deployed across multiple Norwegian upper secondary schools. Not a peer in the educational sense, but the enabling technology vendor whose platform defines the school's administrative infrastructure.
• Ungt Entreprenørskap Norge: National Norwegian organization that administers the youth business (ungdomsbedrifter) program in which Heggen VGS has won multiple awards. Not a competitor, but a thematically central ecosystem enabler — comparable as the institutional counterpart whose program Heggen's entrepreneurship track is built around.

Direct peers

• Sortland videregående skole: Public upper secondary school in Sortland, Vesterålen (Nordland county), operated by Nordland fylkeskommune. Comparable as a small-to-mid-sized Northern Norway regional peer with similar studiespesialisering and vocational offerings, competing for students in the Vesterålen/Harstad border region.
• Kongsbakken videregående skole: Public upper secondary school in Tromsø, also operated by Troms fylkeskommune with the same model and funding structure as Heggen VGS. Directly comparable as a same-county peer offering studiespesialisering and additional program tracks, and competing for the same Troms-region student pool.
• Bodø videregående skole: Public upper secondary school in Bodø, Nordland county, operated by Nordland fylkeskommune. Directly comparable as a Northern Norway regional peer of similar scale and program breadth, and a natural competitor for students in the wider Nordland/Troms catchment boundary.
• Hammerfest videregående skole: Public upper secondary school in Hammerfest, Finnmark county, operated by Finnmark fylkeskommune. Comparable as a Northern Norway regional peer with similar geographic isolation and demographic profile, operating under the same national upper-secondary framework as Heggen VGS.
• Senja videregående skole: Public upper secondary school in Senja, Troms county, operated by Troms fylkeskommune under the same governance structure as Heggen VGS. Comparable as a same-county peer serving a rural-coastal community in Northern Norway with similar program offerings.
• Tromsø videregående skole: Major public upper secondary school in Tromsø, operated by Troms fylkeskommune on the same county governance and funding model as Heggen VGS. Comparable in program breadth (studiespesialisering, vocational tracks) and is the primary urban competitor for students in the broader Troms region.
• Alta videregående skole: Public upper secondary school in Alta, Finnmark county, operated by Finnmark fylkeskommune under the same national upper-secondary framework as Heggen VGS. Comparable as a Northern Norway regional peer serving a similar geographic and demographic profile, with overlapping entrepreneurship and youth-business participation.
• Nord-Troms videregående skole: Public upper secondary school serving the Nord-Troms region of Troms county, operated by Troms fylkeskommune under the same governance and funding model as Heggen VGS. Directly comparable as a county-level peer, and already an active Sami language instruction partner of Heggen.

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