Education

Public compulsory schooling in Norway runs from age 6 to 16 (10 years) and is entirely free, including textbooks and materials. All resident children are automatically entitled to enrol. Instruction is in Norwegian; most schools have an introductory programme for newly arrived non-Norwegian-speaking children.

For expat families whose children need English-medium education, or who plan to return to their home country within 3–5 years, Oslo and Bergen both have well-established international schools offering IBO and British curricula.

Norway's universities are tuition-free for Norwegian-language programmes. English-taught programmes at master's level and above have been growing rapidly — the University of Oslo, NTNU Trondheim, and BI Norwegian Business School all offer significant English-taught postgraduate portfolios.

Norwegian is the key to long-term integration, career advancement outside international corporations, and genuine social connection. All holders of work permits are entitled to free Norwegian language instruction.