Kongsbakken Upper Secondary School
Kongsbakken Upper Secondary School (Norwegian: Kongsbakken videregående skole) is an upper secondary school in Tromsø, Norway. Founded in 1833, the school is one of Northern-Norway's oldest learning institutions. The school consists of a main building, and a building for the school's music, dance and drama pupils - the MD-building. In the year 2000, Kongsbakken videregående skole had approximately 650 pupils, with about as many boys as girls. The school administration consists of a headmaster, a deputy headmaster and five section leaders. Additionally, the school has janitors, counselors, office staff and a librarian. Approximately 80 teachers provide education at Kongsbakken.
| Kongsbakken Upper Secondary School Kongsbakken videregående skole | |
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Emblem of Kongsbakken | |
| Address | |
Skolegata 16 Tromsø, Norway 9254 | |
| Coordinates | 69°39′01″N 18°56′54″E |
| Information | |
| Motto | Mens sana in corpore sano (Latin: a healthy mind in a healthy body) |
| Founded | 1833 |
| Head of school | Tonje Holm |
| Age | 16 to 19 |
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| Website | www |
The school offers the following educational programmes, which allow for higher education at a university or university college: realfag (Exact sciences), linguistic subjects and social science/economy, and music, dance and drama.
Since 1930, the students of the schools have made the annual Bragerevyen in their Christmas brakes, a revue premièring on 1 January.