← Back to the rankingSkagerak International School, Tønsberg
Tonsberg, Norway · Private
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Skagerak International School, Tønsberg is the second campus of the not-for-profit Skagerak International School, opened in central Tønsberg, Norway's oldest town, by the Slottsfjellet hill. It teaches children aged 6-16: the primary school (PY1-PY6) and the middle school (MY1-MY4, up to grade 10). The middle school has been authorised for the IB MYP since January 2024; the primary school has been a candidate for the IB PYP since March 2023. The main language of instruction is English, and Norwegian is the school's second language: it is used for Norwegian language and literature and, in the primary school, for part of the PYP units; the campus itself calls its programme fully bilingual. French and Spanish are taught in the middle school. The school is designed for 220 children of more than 39 nationalities, with classes of up to 18-24 students. It operates under the private schools act, receives state funding and charges families a moderate fee. For continuing after grade 10, the school offers IB high school at its Sandefjord campus.
Key facts
Tuition
≈ $4 655 a year
44 800 NOK
Languages of instruction
English, Norwegian
Languages taught
French, Spanish
Class size
up to 18-24 students depending on the grade
About the fees Fees for 2026 are the same for the primary (PY1-PY6) and middle (MY1-MY4) school: 22400 NOK for the spring term (January-April, 4 instalments of 5600 NOK) and the same for the autumn term (August-December), that is 44800 NOK per calendar year; payment in full or in 8 monthly instalments. Fees for 2027 will be revised from 1 January 2027 under Utdanningsdirektoratet rules; the ministry of education sets the maximum fee.
Admissions The school says its admissions are inclusive and non-discriminatory; applicants should wish to learn within the IB programme. For the school year starting in August, the first deadline is 1 March and the second 1 May; after that, places are allocated in order of receipt. If there are more applicants than places, priority is: current Skagerak students moving up; children of staff; children with previous international or English-language schooling; siblings of current students; others; ties are decided by a draw. Families are invited to a meeting with the principal or IB coordinator, and the place is secured with a signed contract. Applications must be renewed for each school year. Decisions follow the private schools act and can be appealed to the Statsforvalteren. International applicants are advised to check the requirements to enter Norway on the UDI website. Children new to Norwegian get Norwegian language acquisition lessons, and those with limited English get English language support.
Stages and year groups Grades 1-10. Primary school PY1-PY6 (grades 1-6) - IB PYP with candidate status since March 2023; middle school MY1-MY4 (grades 7-10) - IB MYP, authorised since January 2024, with Service as Action and the Community Project in MY4. MYP subjects: arts, design, individuals and societies, language and literature, language acquisition, mathematics, physical and health education, sciences and interdisciplinary learning. The school ends at grade 10; students then apply to upper secondary through the national VIGO system, and Skagerak offers to continue the IB at its Sandefjord campus (Foundation Year and IB Diploma).
Address Baglergaten 16, 3111 Tønsberg
Accreditations and programmes verified against official registries
IB · MYP · authorised programmeThe school is listed in the IB register and runs the Middle Years Programme. For the Primary Years the campus has been a candidate since March 2023.
school is in an official registryconfirmed by a school document, by membership or by taking part in a networkclaimed by the school, no confirmation, not counted in the scoreGuide to all organisations → What stands behind each entry
IBInternational Baccalaureate
A Swiss non-profit, working since 1968. Its programmes are among the most widely recognised school programmes in the world. Authorisation is granted stage by stage, so a school with the final stage does not necessarily run the younger ones; which stages this school holds is set out in the line below.
What the badge means for this school. The school is allowed to run this programme and to award its certificate. This is a confirmation of the programme, not a judgement on the school as a whole. The entry stands in the organisation's public register - anyone can check it. At this school: MYP (ages 11-16). MYP is the middle stage, ages 11 to 16. There are no exams here either; at the end an optional electronic assessment of pupils' work is possible.
Register to check for yourself, and the full guide →Exams and destinations from the school's official website
The school publishes nothing about where its leavers go: no share going on to university, no exam results, no list of universities.
Facilities from the school's official website
·Swimming poolnot stated on the website
·Sports hallnot stated on the website
·Laboratoriesnot stated on the website
·Theatre or assembly hallnot stated on the website
✓Library
·Cateringnot stated on the website
·School transportnot stated on the website
·Boardingnot stated on the website
Campus: The campus is in central Tønsberg by the Slottsfjellet hill, a few minutes' walk from the railway and bus stations; the school calls its location unique and historic. It has a library run by the middle school librarian and a school nurse's office in the White Building. Students with dyslexia are supported with special software and audiobooks. On Mondays after school there is study support with a teacher on duty, and there is a Homework Club. It is a day school with no boarding.
Clubs and activities: Homework Club
Teaching staff from the school's official website
·Teachers listed by namenot published
·Teacher qualificationsnot stated
·Number of teachersthe school does not say
✓Students per teacher or class sizein the key facts above
The campus staff page names 29 educators: the principal and vice principal of the primary and middle school, PYP and MYP teachers, Norwegian, Spanish and French teachers, programme and learning support coordinators, and assistants. The school speaks of subject specialists with experience from different countries and personal attention from teachers for each student.
Safety and wellbeing from the school's official website
·CCTVnot stated on the website
·Security staffnot stated on the website
·Access controlnot stated on the website
✓Nurse or medical room
·Counsellornot stated on the website
✓Child protection policy
·Staff trainingnot stated on the website
✓Anti-bullying policy
A Tønsberg municipality school nurse is available on Tuesdays and Fridays; students use the same municipal services as in public schools, including vaccinations and county dental care. A liaison officer from the local police is assigned to the school. The organisation declares zero tolerance of bullying: all staff must intervene and report to leadership in writing, and the principal activates an action plan under chapter 12 of the Education Act when needed. There is a learning support coordinator and a PPT coordinator, and the school is certified as dyslexia-friendly.
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Criteria breakdown criterion weight in brackets
Academics and programmes (16%)72 Community rating (16%)no dataparent reviews are needed: the criterion switches on at the fifth verified one Exams and destinations (12%) scored on disclosed data55 Safety and wellbeing (12%) scored on disclosed data70 Accreditation and verifiability (10%)85 Teaching staff (10%) scored on disclosed data55 Facilities (10%) scored on disclosed data65 Clubs and activities (8%) scored on disclosed data61 "Scored on disclosed data" stands where we count only what the school has written about itself on its own site: exams and destinations, safety and wellbeing, teaching staff, facilities, clubs and activities. A low score here means the school does not write about this, not that the school does not have it: a school with good security and a sparse site will score low. A school can fill in its profile, and the score will be counted again.
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