Norway · Sandefjord
Norway’s only full-continuum IB school, the homepage says, sits on the waterfront in Sandefjord, not in Oslo. The 2026 tables print spring kroner and monthly instalments. A new fee arrives on 1 January 2027. Time Framnes, not Bekkestua.
Dit portret staat nog in het Engels. De andere talen komen school voor school.
Curriculum zoals de school het publiceert:IB Primary Years Programme · IB Middle Years Programme · IB Diploma Programme
Onderwijstalen:English
Skagerak International School is a co-educational day school at Framnesveien 7, 3222 Sandefjord, on the waterfront at Framnes, plus a Tønsberg site at Baglergaten 16. Official site skagerak.org. The history page says Elisabeth Norr led the founding of Skagerak Gymnas in 1991 in revamped shipbuilding premises on that same Framnesveien address. Switchboard +47 33 45 65 00. Primary and middle: admin@skagerak.org. High school: office@skagerak.org. Admissions: admissions@skagerak.org.
It is not Oslo International School in Bekkestua, not Birralee in Trondheim, and not the UWC at Flekke. Sandefjord is a coastal Tuesday, about one and a half hours from Oslo and 20 minutes from Torp, the location page says. Time the number 03 bus to Framnes before you treat it as a capital commute.
The homepage calls it Norway’s only full continuum International Baccalaureate school. Tønsberg Primary says it became Norway’s first authorised PYP school in June 2006. Tønsberg Middle says it has been an MYP candidate since November 2022 — a candidate sentence, not a second authorised continuum. High school is the IB Diploma. We will not flatten two towns into one IB stamp.
The useful questions are: Do you want an English IB week under friskolelova, with kroner the Ministry already caps? Is this child on Framnesveien or Baglergaten? And have you read the spring 2026 table, because the school does not print a tidy August-to-June total?
Families who want an IB path on the Vestfold coast, with a state-supported parental fee, and who can live with a calendar-year bill that changes on 1 January.
The high-school admission policy says the school is open to students who meet the requirements to enter state schools in Norway under § 3-1 of the Education Act and who have successfully completed 11 years — Vg1 studieforberedende, a foundation year / Year 11, the IB MYP, or an equivalent. The Diploma, it says, is for ages 16–19. We will not invent a CAT4 cutoff.
It will not suit a family hunting a municipal grunnskole only, an Oslo posting, or a boarding college in a fjord. Walk those doors if that is the climate.
Framnesveien 7 overlooks Sandefjord harbour. The location page times Torp at 20 minutes and the Strömstad ferry as a stone’s throw. Students can take the train to Sandefjord and the 03 Framnes/Buer bus.
Baglergaten 16 in Tønsberg is another official gate. Primary there is PYP. Middle there is MYP candidate. Ask which town this child would actually stand in.
It is a day school. There is no boarding house.
The homepage says applications for 2026–27 are open. High school prints a deadline of 1 March 2026 for that school year. Primary and middle invite a meeting with the principal or IB coordinator. Write admissions. We will not invent a waitlist.
These are calendar-year tables, updated 16 December 2025 (kindergarten December 2025). Autumn 2026, the school says, uses the same lines. A new structure comes into effect on 1 January 2027. We will not invent an annual total the pages do not add up.
Kindergarten (from 1 January 2026)
| Line | 2026 |
|---|---|
| Monthly fee, January–June and August–December | NOK 1,200 |
| Sibling, second child | 30% |
| Sibling, third child | 50% |
Eleven instalments, due the 15th from August to June. Food, if offered, is extra. Sandefjord kommune can change the makspris.
Primary PY1–PY6
| Line | Spring 2026 |
|---|---|
| January–April total | NOK 22,400 |
| Instalment | NOK 5,600 |
Middle School MY1–MY4
| Line | Spring 2026 |
|---|---|
| January–April total | NOK 22,400 |
| Instalment | NOK 5,600 |
High school, students entitled to Norwegian state support
| Line | Spring 2026 |
|---|---|
| Year 11 / VG1, DP1, DP2, January–April total | NOK 14,865 |
| Instalment | NOK 3,716.25 |
Primary, middle and high school share a non-refundable signing fee of NOK 1,800 after the contract. The remaining balance can be paid in full or in eight instalments — January, February, March, April, September, October, November, December — due the 15th. High school says international students must pay the tuition fee in full upfront. The page does not print that international figure. We will not invent it.
The school is approved by Lånekassen. Students can apply for borteboerstipend if they meet the requirements, the high-school page says, and for a loan toward fees. Confirm with Lånekassen, not with us.
We are not ranking Skagerak against OIS or Birralee. We are not calling Tønsberg’s MYP candidate an authorised continuum. We are not turning four spring months into a year. We are not inventing the 2027 line.
Ask which gate — Framnesveien or Baglergaten. Ask whether this family is entitled to the state-support high-school line, or must pay the unpublished international total upfront. Ask what the 1 January 2027 notice actually changes. Time the 03 bus in January.
The Sandefjord hub is the short map. The Norway country page is the wider one.
Officiële pagina’s en documenten die we lazen. Als een bedrag telt voor budget of aanmelding, open de link en check of die nog klopt.
Vriendelijke oriëntatie, geen aanmelding. Data, tarieven en programma’s schuiven. Check alles bij de school.
Sandefjord is not a suburb of Bekkestua. The portrait we have is an IB house on Framnesveien, plus a Tønsberg gate. The 2026 tables print spring kroner. A new fee arrives on 1 January 2027.
15 minDe letters op het diploma doen ertoe. Ze zijn niet het hele kind. Hier hoe je ze uit elkaar houdt zonder hoofdpijn, en zonder te doen alsof elke deur openblijft.
16 minJe hebt geen perfect algoritme nodig. Wel een paar ware dingen over je kind, een saai lijstje op de koelkast, en de moed om een mooie campus te negeren die niet past.
15 minHet schoolgeld is het getal op de homepage. De pdf is het getal dat in maart binnenkomt. Hier lees je hoe je de tweede leest, zonder een euro, een kroon of een deadline te verzinnen.