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The Diploma Programme requires six subjects across languages, social sciences, natural sciences and mathematics over two years. The Diploma course is taught in English, designed for internationally mobile students and Norwegian students seeking a rigorous university-preparatory education. The programme includes three core components—Theory of Knowledge, the Extended Essay, and Creativity, Activity and Service—that expand students' range of skills. Examinations are held in May each year.
The Diploma Programme offers an arts option; Visual Arts is available. Students can pursue Visual Arts as part of their six-subject requirement. Visual Arts provides opportunities for creative expression within the DP. The arts offering complements the academic study within the programme.
The Diploma Programme is taught in English. It is designed for internationally mobile student applicants and Norwegian students. The programme is based on the first year of Norwegian videregående skole. The school has an international student body.
Creativity, activity and service provide opportunities to engage in a range of challenging and meaningful activities in local or global environments. These CAS activities include creative work, physical activity, and service engagements as part of the DP core. CAS is a mandatory core element of the Diploma Programme. It broadens the student experience beyond traditional subject study.
Through Creativity, Activity and Service, students engage in activities in local or global environments. CAS involves initiatives that contribute to communities through service and creative or practical projects. These experiences connect academic learning with real-world issues.
The Diploma Programme fosters growth intellectually, emotionally and ethically. Students learn to cope with a demanding workload and to manage their time. This emphasis on personal development supports resilience and wellbeing. The aim is to prepare students for university life and lifelong learning.
Blindern Videregående Skole is a public upper secondary school in Norway that offers the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (DP) alongside the IB Middle Years Programme (MYP). The DP is a two-year program for students aged 16 to 18 and leads to the globally recognized IB Diploma, supporting entry to universities worldwide. The Diploma Programme is conducted in English, making it suitable for internationally mobile students and Norwegians seeking an English-language secondary education with rigorous university preparation. The program requires six subjects across languages, social sciences, natural sciences and mathematics, plus the DP core—Theory of Knowledge, the Extended Essay and Creativity, Activity and Service (CAS). Blindern has delivered the IB Diploma since 1978, and is the oldest IB school in Norway. The school also serves a diverse international community within a municipal setting, offering strong academic continuity and opportunities to study Visual Arts as part of the DP option for students.
