What Amalie Skram videregående skole does

Amalie Skram videregående skole is a public upper secondary school (videregående skole) located in Bergen, Norway, operated by Vestland fylkeskommune (Vestland County Municipality). Named after the Norwegian author Amalie Skram, the school delivers upper secondary education to students aged roughly 16–19 across six programs: two academic/vocational tracks in Information Technology and Media Production, Media and Communication, Sales/Service/Tourism, and the general Studiespesialisering (general studies specialization) providing university entrance qualification, plus a supplementary påbygging program for vocational graduates seeking general study competence. The school also runs a free summer mathematics course (Sommarskule i matematikk) for incoming students.

The technology stack is conventional Norwegian public-sector EdTech: Visma InSchool serves as the student information system for records, grades, attendance, and parent communication; ITslearning functions as the learning management system for digital coursework; and Skoleportalen provides school-portal administrative services at the county level. The school additionally holds Miljøfyrtårn (Environmental Lighthouse) certification and provides student welfare services including health services, guidance counselors, and a library.

As a public institution, the school has no commercial revenue model. Education is tuition-free for students, and the summer math program is explicitly free. Operations are funded through appropriations from Vestland County Municipality, which provides administrative oversight, central resources, and policy direction. Student admission is handled through the centralized Norwegian secondary school application system at the county level, meaning the school has no direct sales motion or pricing model. The school is not privately owned, investor-backed, or publicly traded.

Name

Amalie Skram videregående skole

Legal name

Amalie Skram videregående skole

Website

https://asvg.no

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Amalie Skram videregående skole is a public upper secondary school in Bergen, Norway, operated by Vestland County Municipality, offering academic and vocational programs including studiespesialisering, IT and media production, media and communication, and sales/service/tourism to students aged 16–19.

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Product category

Secondary Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111), Elementary and Secondary Schools (611110), Educational Services (61)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Test Prep & Exam Readiness (K–12) (EDAJALAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

K–12 Standardized Assessments & Benchmark Exams Prep (State tests, MAP, ISEE/SSAT) (EDANABAD), K–12 Core Curriculum Small-Group Tutoring Centers (Math/ELA/Science/Social Studies) (EDANAHAA)

Keywords

• Upper secondary education
• Vocational training programs
• General study specialization
• Media production education
• University preparation

Headquarters

HQ city

Bergen

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

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Amalie Skram videregående skole is a public upper secondary school in Bergen, Norway, delivering three-year academic and vocational education programs (VG1-VG3) to students aged 16-19, including Information Technology and Media Production, Media and Communication, Sales/Service/Tourism, General Studies Specialization, and a supplementary program (påbygging) for general university admission competence. The school also offers a free summer mathematics preparatory course for incoming students. It is operated by Vestland fylkeskommune and funded through the Norwegian public education system.

Product overview

Amalie Skram videregående skole is an upper secondary school (videregående skole) in Bergen, Norway, operated by Vestland county municipality. The school offers a portfolio of five educational programs across two main tracks: vocational programs (yrkesfag) including Information Technology and Media Production, Media and Communication, Sales/Service/Tourism, and a general studies specialization (studiespesialisering) providing university entrance qualification. Additionally, the school offers a supplementary program (påbygging) for vocational graduates seeking general university admission. The school also provides a free summer mathematics program for incoming students. The institution functions as a public educational service rather than a commercial product company.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Informasjonsteknologi og medieproduksjon (Information Technology and Media Production)

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Has API

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Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Visma (InSchool Platform)coreTechnology or IntegrationThe school uses Visma InSchool as its student information system (SIS) for managing student records, grades, attendance, and parent communications. InSchool is the primary administrative platform for Norwegian secondary schools provided by Visma.
• ITslearningcoreTechnology or IntegrationITslearning is used as the school's learning management system (LMS) for delivering digital coursework, assignments, and educational content to students.
• SkoleportalencoreTechnology or IntegrationSkoleportalen is the school portal provided at the county level for administrative services, cookie information, and accessibility declarations.
• Vestland County Municipality (Vestland fylkeskommune)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe school is governed by Vestland county municipality, which provides funding, administrative oversight, policy direction, and manages central resources including student health services, guidance services, and the county-wide examination system.

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Others

• Itslearning: Learning management system provider used by Amalie Skram as its LMS. An enabling technology partner serving the same Norwegian upper secondary market rather than a competitor.
• Visma (InSchool): Provider of the InSchool student information system used by Amalie Skram and the majority of Norwegian secondary schools. Not a competitor but a core technology supplier — comparable as an ecosystem enabler in the same Norwegian K-12 delivery chain.
• Utdanningsdirektoratet: Norwegian Directorate for Education and Training, the national authority that sets curriculum and policy for videregående skoler including Amalie Skram. Adjacent ecosystem participant rather than a competitor — comparable as the framework-setter governing the school's operations.

Regional players

• Internasjonal Engelsk Skole (IES): Nordic private school group with international/English-language upper secondary offerings, primarily in Sweden but with expansion across Scandinavia. Comparable as a private secondary operator in the same Nordic market, though geographically weighted toward Sweden.

Broad incumbents

• AcadeMedia: Large Nordic for-profit education group operating K-12 and upper secondary schools across Scandinavia. Comparable as a scaled operator in the same educational category, though it operates private/commercial schools rather than public institutions.

Direct peers

• Laksevåg videregående skole: Another public videregående skole in Bergen operated by Vestland fylkeskommune, offering overlapping vocational and academic programs. Competes with Amalie Skram for the same regional student pool through the centralized admission system.
• St. Paul gymnas: Private upper secondary school in Bergen offering general studies specialization. Comparable as a Bergen-based VG1–VG3 provider competing for the same students, but operates under a private rather than public governance model.
• Bergen Katedralskole: Historic public upper secondary school in Bergen under Vestland fylkeskommune, offering general studies and select vocational tracks. Most directly comparable peer due to shared governance, geography, and program mix targeting the same VG1–VG3 applicant pool.
• Olsvikåsen videregående skole: Public upper secondary school in the Bergen area under Vestland fylkeskommune, sharing the same funding, curriculum, and admission system as Amalie Skram — a direct regional peer.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/amalieskramvgs

Compliance1 record

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

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Investments

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