Access to education in Norway

Kindergarten is a voluntary, pedagogical offer for children before the beginning of school. Most children in Norway attend kindergarten.

Contact the municipality where you live for more information about kindergarten and how to apply for a place for your child.

After applying for asylum in Norway, your children have the right to go to school.

The right and obligation to attend school applies to children aged 6 to 16.

The right to attend school is valid as long as there is a possibility that you will be in Norway for more than three months. Contact the municipality where you live for help in sending your children to school.

Young people who have completed part-time secondary school in Norway or have received a similar education in another country are entitled to complete secondary education. You can choose between several preparatory and professional education programs. You will find a detailed description of various educational programs at the link: https://www.vilbli.no/nb/no.

Enrollment support in elementary, junior high and senior high schools. Children and young people who have recently arrived in Norway can be educated in whole or in part in separate groups, classes or schools for a period of up to two years. The goal is to learn Norwegian quickly before entering regular schools or classrooms.

More information about the Norwegian system of pre-school and school education on the website of the Directorate for Education.

• In Norway, there is a procedure for recognizing foreign education, for example, Ukrainian. More detailed information about this procedure can be found on the website of the responsible public authority in Norway at the following link: https://hkdir.no/utdanning-fra-utlandet/jeg-har-utdanning-fra-utlandet.