Education System

To compare the Norweigan school system with the American school system, norwegians look like geniuses. To lay out an out line from first grade to second grade it would look a little something like this:

School subjects at primary level

• Christian knowledge and religious and ethical education
• Norwegian
• Mathematics
• Social Studies
• Art and Crafts
• Science and the Environment
• English (is compulsory from the primary level)
• Music
• Home Economics
• Physical Education
• Compulsory additional subjects

When you have completed first grade it is mandatory that you know norwegian and english fluently.

You are then given an option to choose another language to learn i.e french, german, spanish or any other foreign language that is widely spoken across the world. You also have to the option to further learn in depth, a language that you are already familiar with or have basic knowledge of.

As for grade levels, it is mandatory to complete 10 years of school. During the time i was there it was 7 then in 1997 it increased to 9. However for guys, when they turn nineteen they are drafted into the military and have to serve for nineteen months.

overall i am very pleased with the system that they have in Norway. Their education is amazing and people are incredibly smart.