Ingrid Alexandra ,Sverre Magnus and Marius: discussion 2006 - 2022 - Page 16

Somebody · #**301** 06-11-2019, 03:29 PM

It's apparently clear to you but to me it is still confusing. Is she repeating grade 10 (as both Mbruno and I think based on your previous posts)? OR: is grade 10 in international school comparable to grade 9 in public school.

In that case she basically took grades 7-10 in international school while she would jsve taken grades 6-7 (primary school) and 8-9 (out of 8-10) of lower secondary school?!

ROYAL NORWAY · #**302** 06-12-2019, 02:09 PM

Well, I think it's quite clear from my above posts, but let's go even more in detail:
1. She finishes from the ''last'' Lower secondary year (grade 10) at Oslo International School this summer.
2. But in the Norwegian public school system, she still has one year left at Lower secondary (grade 10).
Yes, as I wrote in post 302, the pupils start one year later than what they do in the International school, i.e at the age of 6, not 5.
So, instead of taking a free-year, she (together with her parents) has decided to attend that grade, before starting at Upper secondary school in the autumn of 2020.

Is that a repeating? Yes, but since grade 10 in the public school is in Norwegian, and grade 10 in the International school is in English, they differ quite a lot.

Somebody · #**303** 06-12-2019, 03:00 PM

Thanks for your clarification.

What I still don't fully understand is why I-A cannot attend grade 11 in public school? Is it because of age? Because if she already mastered what is expected of a grade 10 pupil it seems a waste of time to do it again - and strange to force her to take a year of if she doesn't want to repeat a grade...

Or, as I and Mbruno asked previously but you still didn't confirm nor deny: is grade 10 in international school comparable to grade 9 in public school?

ROYAL NORWAY · #**304** 06-12-2019, 04:10 PM

''Grade 11''? Well, if you mean the first year in public Upper secondary school (Videregående skole), that is referred to as VG1. Due to her age, she can't start there before the autumn of 2020.

Is grade 10 in the International school comparable to grade 9 in public school?
When it comes to education, NO!
When it comes to age, YES!

Somebody · #**305** 06-12-2019, 04:18 PM

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Originally Posted by ROYAL NORWAY

''Grade 11''? Well, if you mean the first year in public Upper secondary school (Videregående skole), that is referred to as VG1. Due to her age, she can't start there before the autumn of 2020.

Is grade 10 in the International school comparable to grade 9 in public school?
When it comes to education, NO!
When it comes to age, YES!

Thanks, I think I start to understand. So, I-A is forced to repeat grade 10 because the Norwegian public system is rather rigid as age is the leading factor instead of a student's learning.

ROYAL NORWAY · #**306** 06-13-2019, 01:04 PM

She isn't forced! But as I wrote in the above posts (and I explain why), instead of taking one year of Upper secondary at the International school or a free year, it makes sense.

Somebody · #**307** 06-13-2019, 06:00 PM

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Originally Posted by ROYAL NORWAY

She isn't forced! But as I wrote in the above posts (and I explain why), instead of taking one year of Upper secondary at the International school or a free year, it makes sense.

Well, not literally forced of course but she is forced by the circumstances and rigid Norwegian system as although she mastered what she had to master to enter upper secondary school she is not allowed in because of age

Could she have taken the first year of Upper Secondary at the international school and afterwards switch to the second year of public Upper Secondary school or would she have had to repeat first year of Upper Secondary school in that case?

So, if taking a year off is an option, does that mean she is past the age of compulsory education? I know that many countries in the South have a somewhat lower age (here it's up to 12 years - but debating to raise it at least to 14) but I would expect Norwegians to require their (15-year old) teenagers to be in school.

ROYAL NORWAY · #**308** 06-15-2019, 02:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Somebody

Could she have taken the first year of Upper Secondary at the international school and afterwards switch to the second year of public Upper Secondary school or would she have had to repeat first year of Upper Secondary school in that case?

She would have had to repeat it.
Why? Because she can't start at VG2 before the year she turns 17. And anyway, it would be ''unnecessarily'' difficult for her to come straight from Upper secondary grade 1 in the English language and right to grade 2 in the Norwegian language. Yes, two completely different school-worlds.

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Originally Posted by Somebody

So, if taking a year off is an option, does that mean she is past the age of compulsory education? I know that many countries in the South have a somewhat lower age (here it's up to 12 years - but debating to raise it at least to 14) but I would expect Norwegians to require their (15-year old) teenagers to be in school.

Primary school (Grades 1-7, ages 6-13) and Lower secondary school (Grades 8-10, ages 13-16) are compulsory, so then The CP-Couple would have had to seek permission from the county-municipality.

akina21 · #**309** 06-18-2019, 03:28 PM

I still don't understand how she ended up in 10th grade to begin with . She started school in 2010 at the age of 6

10/11 - 1
11/12 - 2
12/13 - 3
13/14 - 4
14/15 - 5
15/16 - 6
16/17 - 7
17/18 - 8
18/19 - 9

Did she skip a grade somewhere ?

ROYAL NORWAY · #**310** 06-19-2019, 01:21 PM

That's what I wondered about as well, especially since the media wrote that ''she started in 5th grade at the international school in 2014, following 4th grade in public school.'' But the media was probably not aware of the one-year difference between the two schools, and the fact that she then ''most likely'' went right to 6th grade.

niinav · #**311** 12-30-2019, 07:05 AM

Ingrid Alexandra has a vsco account:
https://vsco.co/ingrid651a/images

eya · #**312** 01-21-2020, 04:26 AM

On the occasion of Princess Ingrid Alexandra's birthday today, the royal court has published a new picture

"On inspection in the bats at Skaugum"

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EOy2pVEW...pg&name=medium

And another new one picture

https://www.instagram.com/p/B7lc9DHpy04/

HereditaryPrincess · #**313** 01-21-2020, 04:34 PM

Wow, IA has had a sudden growth spurt in the new photo compared to the last one of her with the Skaugum bats! She looks so grown up. I can't believe she's 16 already.

eya · #**314** 04-27-2020, 02:37 AM

"Princess Ingrid Alexandra was 1 of 20 student council representatives from Uranienborg school who called more than 200 students to talk about how they are doing."

https://twitter.com/OAanmoen/status/...687169/photo/1

https://uranienborg.osloskolen.no/ny...levrad-i-oslo/

Countessmeout · #**315** 04-27-2020, 02:43 AM

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Originally Posted by eya

Princess Ingrid Alexandra was 1 of 20 student council representatives from Uranienborg school who called more than 200 students to talk about how they are doing.

https://uranienborg.osloskolen.no/ny...levrad-i-oslo/

Great to see. Peer to peer support is always very important. Nice that Ingrid is involved with the program as well.

HereditaryPrincess · #**316** 04-27-2020, 04:36 PM

Nice to see that Ingrid Alexandra was chosen for this initiative. A great idea to keep the students connected to one another.

victoriaalix · #**317** 05-06-2020, 11:37 AM

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Originally Posted by eya

"Princess Ingrid Alexandra was 1 of 20 student council representatives from Uranienborg school who called more than 200 students to talk about how they are doing."

https://twitter.com/OAanmoen/status/...687169/photo/1

https://uranienborg.osloskolen.no/ny...levrad-i-oslo/

I'm glad that Ingrid's already taking up leadership roles even as early as now. She seems to be someone who does not rely solely on being a Princess to be able to do something given that she is in a student council and she willingly took part in her school's activity to call up fellow students in order to check on them.

principessa · #**318** 07-06-2020, 07:40 AM

Princess Ingrid Alexandra will now attend Elvebakken high school. She starts this autumn.

https://www.kongehuset.no/artikkel.h...134&sek=112472

Somebody · #**319** 07-06-2020, 09:32 AM

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Originally Posted by principessa

Princess Ingrid Alexandra will now attend Elvebakken high school. She starts this autumn.

https://www.kongehuset.no/artikkel.h...134&sek=112472

Link to the school's website.

So, after Ingrid-Alexandra left the international school, she did one year (grade 10) at Uranienborg ungdomsskole. Would that be to make an easier start at high school? Or was there a different reason to have this 'in-between-year' between the International School and high school?

Iolanthe · #**320** 07-06-2020, 09:38 AM

It was necessary because of her age. Royal Norway explained it last year:

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Originally Posted by ROYAL NORWAY

She would have had to repeat it.
Why? Because she can't start at VG2 before the year she turns 17. And anyway, it would be ''unnecessarily'' difficult for her to come straight from Upper secondary grade 1 in the English language and right to grade 2 in the Norwegian language. Yes, two completely different school-worlds.

Primary school (Grades 1-7, ages 6-13) and Lower secondary school (Grades 8-10, ages 13-16) are compulsory, so then The CP-Couple would have had to seek permission from the county-municipality.