Kongsberg Videregående Skole Avd. Maren Handler

What Kongsberg Videregående Skole Avd. Maren Handler does

Kongsberg videregående skole is a public upper secondary school located in Kongsberg, Norway, operated by Buskerud fylkeskommune (Buskerud County Municipality). The school delivers government-funded secondary education to Norwegian youth aged 16-19, offering both general academic studies (studiespesialisering) and vocational tracks including health and child welfare (helse og oppvekst) at VG1, VG2, and VG3 levels. Adult learners are also served through supplementary continuing education programs. All education is provided free of tuition to enrolled students, with operating funds derived from county government educational allocations rather than commercial revenue.

The institution uses InSchool as its core student information system for records, scheduling, and academic administration, supplied and managed at the county level. Distribution is handled entirely through Norway's centralized school admission system (Vigo/Søknadsweb); the school does not engage in commercial recruitment. Outreach is limited to informational content on the Buskerud fylkeskommune website (bfk.no) and a Facebook presence (KongsbergVGS). Approximately 10 administrative employees are listed; teaching faculty are typically employed at the county level and are not counted in this figure.

Strategically, the school's positioning is shaped by Kongsberg's identity as a Norwegian defense and technology hub, with vocational programs potentially aligned to local employer demand. Recent activity (news through June 2026) reflects routine operational communications — admissions cycles, inclusion and safety initiatives, alternative russefeiring coordination, and graduation ceremonies — rather than commercial expansion. As a government entity, the school has no independent fundraising, M&A, or capital-raising capacity and operates within the policy and budgetary constraints of Buskerud County Municipality.

Name

Kongsberg Videregående Skole Avd. Maren Handler

Legal name

Kongsberg videregående skole

Website

https://kongsberg.vgs.no

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Kongsberg videregående skole is a public upper secondary school in Kongsberg, Norway, operated by Buskerud fylkeskommune. It delivers tuition-free general and vocational education (including health and child welfare tracks) to students aged 16-19, funded by county government allocations and using the InSchool student information system.

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akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Kongsberg

HQ country

Norway

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Government Education Funding: Publicly funded secondary education institution operated by Buskerud fylkeskommune (Buskerud County Municipality). Revenue derives from government educational allocations rather than direct tuition or commercial activities.

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Kongsberg videregående skole is a public upper secondary school (videregående skole) operated by Buskerud fylkeskommune (Buskerud County Municipality). The school delivers three-year upper secondary education programs covering general studies (studiespesialisering) leading to university admission, as well as vocational tracks in healthcare and child development (helse og oppvekst), including VG1 helse og oppvekst and VG2 helsefagarbeiderfag programs. It also uses InSchool as its student information system for managing student records and academic information.

Product overview

Kongsberg Videregående Skole is a public upper secondary school (videregående skole) operated by Buskerud fylkeskommune (Buskerud County Municipality). The school offers educational programs across multiple study areas including Health and Child Welfare (helse og oppvekst), with programs at VG1, VG2, and VG3 levels. Educational offerings include both general studies and vocational tracks, with programs such as VG1 helse og oppvekst and VG2 helsefagarbeiderfag. The school uses InSchool as its student information system for managing student records and academic information.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Upper Secondary Education Programs (Studieprogram) Three-year structured upper secondary education programs for Norwegian youth aged 16-19, including both general academic studies (studiespesialisering) leading to higher education eligibility (generell studiekompetanse) and vocational qualifications in fields such as healthcare.
• VG1 Helse og Oppvekst First-year foundation program in the healthcare and child welfare vocational track, providing introductory training for students pursuing careers in health services and child development.
• VG2 Helsefagarbeiderfag Second-year vocational specialization program training students for healthcare worker (helsefagarbeider) roles, building on VG1 foundation skills in health and child welfare.
• Career Guidance and Counseling Services (Elevtjenesten) Dedicated counseling services for enrolled students, providing academic guidance, career advice, and support for educational progression.
• InSchool Student Information System Access Student information system used to manage student records, schedules, grades, and academic information for enrolled students and staff.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Oslo katedralskole: One of Norway's oldest public upper secondary schools; directly comparable as a Norwegian videregående skole delivering general studiespesialisering and vocational tracks under the same national curriculum framework.
• Kunskapsskolan: Swedish K-12 education operator with a personalized-learning model running publicly funded schools; comparable in delivering secondary-level instruction within Nordic public-education frameworks.
• AcadeMedia: Largest Nordic for-profit education provider operating schools across Norway and Sweden; comparable as a K-12 operator that delivers secondary education at scale in overlapping Norwegian/Nordic markets.
• Internationella Engelska Skolan: Swedish K-9 school operator with publicly funded free-of-charge schools similar in structure to Norwegian public upper secondary schools; runs bilingual instruction and tracks student outcomes against public curriculum.
• Dibber: Nordic education group operating kindergartens and schools across Scandinavia; comparable as a multi-brand K-12 operator with presence in Norway and overlapping vocational/curriculum offerings.

Broad incumbents

• Nord Anglia Education: International premium K-12 school group operating across multiple continents; comparable as a global K-12 incumbent with overlapping secondary curricula (IGCSE/IB) but focused on private premium markets.
• Cognita: Global K-12 schools group operating more than 80 schools across multiple countries; comparable as an incumbent K-12 operator at scale, with broader geographic footprint and portfolio breadth than the subject.
• GEMS Education: Global K-12 incumbent operating one of the largest networks of premium private schools worldwide; comparable as a scaled K-12 operator, though differentiated by premium positioning and geography outside Norway.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/KongsbergVGS
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/kongsberg-videreg%C3%A5ende-skole-avd.-maren-handler

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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