Stavanger Cathedral School

Stavanger Cathedral School (Norwegian: Stavanger katedralskole) is an upper secondary school in the city of Stavanger, Rogaland county, Norway. It is spread over two areas; the traditional Kongsgård and the school's new building in Bjergsted. The school has 555 students and 94 staff members as of 2017. Courses The school specializes in music, dance and drama as well as natural and social sciences, and foreign languages, offering courses in German, Spanish, English, French, and Arabic. Student body The school attracts many talented students and has consistently fostered prestigious academic performances at a national level, aided by a high teacher-to-student ratio. The students at Stavanger Cathedral school are known for being highly politically active, expressing especially left wing opinions that have been traditionally over-represented, even though the school praises itself as diverse community. The school has a student-run international aide project called Project for International Solidarity that raises funds for Palestinian refugee camps in Beirut and Bethlehem.