| Kuben videregående skole | |
| Location: | Kabelgata 10-12, Økern, Oslo |
| Schooltype: | Public School |
| Established: | 19 August 2013 |
| Principal: | Kjell Ove Hauge |
| Principal Label: | Principal |
| Age Range: | 11th through 13th (16 to 19 years) |
| Enrollment: | 1,870 students (2021) |
| Free Label1: | Educational programs |
| Free Text1: | Building and construction Electricity and electronics Healthcare, childhood and youth development Information technology and media production Technical and industrial production ICT service General academics |
| Free Label2: | Additional programs |
| Free Text2: | Follow-up service New chance at 10th grade Supplementary programme for general university admissions certification Norwegian for minority students 16 to 19 years |
| Homepage: | https://kuben.vgs.no/ |
Kuben Upper Secondary School (Norwegian: Kuben videregående skole) is an upper secondary school at Økern in Oslo, Norway. The school is part of Kuben Vocational Arena, and is Oslo's largest Upper secondary school, with approximately 1,850 students. Kuben shares the arena with Oslo Technical School.[1]
The school's first principal is Kjell Ove Hauge, a former All-American and international track and field athlete.[2]
Kuben is offering the following trade programs: Building and construction, Electricity and electronics, Healthcare, childhood and youth development, Information technology and media production, Technical and industrial production and ICT services. The school also offers the ordinary three year specialization in general academic studies program towards college or university admissions certification. The students at general academics can choose between the program areas Natural science and mathematics studies and Languages, social science and economics studies.
For students who has completed the vocational two years in school, Kuben offers the one-year supplementary academic program for general college or university admissions certification. For students in need of more general studies before entering an upper secondary programme, Kuben offers a one-year preparatory programme for minorities towards general academics.
The school also offers a one-year course towards improved Norwegian language for migrants and cultural minorities. The program targets youths in the age 16 to 19 years, and is located at Kubens department at Ullevål.
One of Kuben's main goals is to be a frontrunner in the development of new educational courses. Kuben offers several unique courses to the Oslo school system.
For students in Building and construction and Childhood and youth development the school offers 4 year double competence course that combines Vocational competence and general university admissions certification. After 4 years the students will have both a journeyman certificate and an Examen artium for specialization in general studies for college or university admissions certification.
Two 3-year courses combines vocational and special study competence. Both follows ordinary curricula, but the concretisation of the curricula takes place in close collaboration with relevant professional environments and are aimed at a future need for competence. One course is called The robotics course, based on electrical engineering and automation. The other is called The informatics course, based on computer science, programming, design and development of IT systems.
The secondary level study of Computers and electronics at Bournemouth and Poole College. 16 students will be offered to study in England from September to May, living with host families.
For General academics Kuben has developed the Technology program, that offers specialization within technology, innovation, research and entrepreneurship.