Norway-Sara+M

Norway Education System 
 * T he government attempts to provide the same quality education to absolutely every Norwegian, no matter how remote a community is or how few children it has
 * Norwegian, English, mathematics, science, physical education, music, and religion are some of the required courses in the Norway education system
 * School size is limited by the Parliament. A maximum of 450 students per school is mandated by law. The philosophy behind this is that small schools function better than consolidated schools at facilitating close connections between the school, students, parents, and community.

Norway Education Statistics
 - Megan
 * School Expenditures: || $4,855 ||
 * Pupil/Teacher Ratio: || 14 ||
 * Students/Librarian: || 544 ||
 * Students/Counselor: || 398 ||

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 * Secondary schools on a grading scale of 0 to 6 
 * Now, all children are required to attend school for 10 years from the age of 6 until the age of 16. After these mandatory years, an optional eleventh year is offered.

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 * Norway has six accredited universities, six accredited specialized university institutions, 25 accredited university colleges, two accredited national colleges of the arts and 29 private institutions of higher education with either institutional- or program accreditation.
 * As a result of Norway’s scattered population, forty per cent of primary and lower secondary schools are so small that children of different ages are taught in the same classroom. Primary and lower secondary levels are often combined in the same school.
 * Norwegian educational policy is rooted in the principle of equal rights to education for all members of society. Teaching at Norwegian schools is to be adapted to the abilities and skills of the individual pupils. Norway has one of the highest standards of general education in the world.

Questions by Kayla: Q: What months of the year do the students go to school? A: The students attend school from August to June with a break from June 15-August 15. Q: What sort of education do Teachers need? A: The minimum qualification for primary school teachers is 3 years of training offered at a college of education. Q: What is Norway’s literacy rate? A: 99% for both men and women.

Regional average || (15+) % || MF ||  ||<   ||> ... ||   ||   ||<   ||> ... ||  ||   ||<   ||> 99.4 ||   || (15-24) % || MF ||   ||<   ||> ... ||   ||   ||<   ||> ... ||  ||   ||<   ||> 99.8 ||   || - Megan
 * **Literacy rates** ||
 * ||  |||| Literacy rates ||> 1990 ||> 2007 ||> 2007
 * ||  |||| Literacy rates ||> 1990 ||> 2007 ||> 2007
 * Adult
 * ^  || M ||   ||<   ||> ... ||   ||   ||<   ||> ... ||   ||   ||<   ||> 99.6 ||   ||
 * ^  || F ||   ||<   ||> ... ||   ||   ||<   ||> ... ||   ||   ||<   ||> 99.3 ||   ||
 * Youth
 * ^  || M ||   ||<   ||> ... ||   ||   ||<   ||> ... ||   ||   ||<   ||> 99.8 ||   ||
 * ^  || F ||   ||<   ||> ... ||   ||   ||<   ||> ... ||   ||   ||<   ||> 99.8 ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||

Q: How methods do teachers use while teaching? A: Most of the time the teacher sits in a high stool in the front of the classroom that is raised up on a platform. Blackboards are used but they are only 3 by 5 feet tall. Q: What is Norway’s drop out rate? A: In 2004 the drop out rate was 3.7%