Kuben Upper Secondary School

Kuben videregående skole
Kuben videregående skole
Location
Kabelgaten 10-12, Økern, Oslo
Information
School type	Public School
Established	19 August 2013
Principal	Kjell Ove Hauge
Age range	11th through 13th (15 to 19 years)
Enrollment	1530 students (2016)
Educational programs	Building and construction Design, arts and crafts Electricity and electronics Healthcare, childhood and youth development Technical and industrial production ICT service General academics
Website	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 Oslo's largest upper secondary school, with 1530 students. Kuben share the arena with Oslo Technical School.

The schools first Principal is Kjell Ove Hauge, a former All-America and international Track and Field athlete.

When the vocational school, Sogn Upper Secondary School, was closed down in 2013, most of the educational programs was moved to Kuben. Kuben is since offering the following trade programs: Building and construction, Design, arts and crafts, Electricity and electronics, Healthcare, childhood and youth development, Technical and industrial production and ICT services. The school also offers the ordinary three year specialization in general studies program towards college or university admissions certification with 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 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.

Kuben also offers a one-year program towards improved Norwegian language for migrants and cultural minorities. The program targets youths in the age 16 to 19 years and is located at the schools department at Bredtvet.

One of the schools main goals is to be a frontrunner i the development of new educational programs. Kuben offers three programs unique to Oslo. For students in Building and construction and Childhood and youth development the school offers the 4 year double competence program, Technical and general subjects. 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.