Official figures from UDIR · Updated 23 Apr 2026skoleplass.no

Sources

skoleplass.no is built on open, authoritative sources — Norwegian directorates, statutes, ombudspersons, and independent supervisors. The full list is below. Domain names stay in Norwegian; each entry includes an English explainer.

Primary sources for school data

Utdanningsdirektoratet (udir.no): The Norwegian Directorate for Education and Training, a directorate under the Ministry of Education. The professional authority for kindergarten, primary, lower-secondary, and upper-secondary education. Owns the national curriculum, the national tests, Elevundersøkelsen, and Nasjonalt Skoleregister (the national school register).; Use on skoleplass: The foundation for every quality figure we display: school name, year groups, pupil and staff counts, and every indicator on the school pages.
Lovdata (lovdata.no): Stiftelsen Lovdata publishes Norwegian statutes and regulations — free and authoritative. Opplæringsloven (the Education Act) and its regulations live here.; Use on skoleplass: Every legal reference in our guides links directly to the relevant section of Opplæringsloven or its regulations.
Statsforvalteren (statsforvalteren.no): The County Governor — central government's representative in each county. Among other things, handles complaints on individual administrative decisions about special-needs education, bullying, and other school-related rulings.; Use on skoleplass: Referenced across our complaint guides — we explain when the County Governor is the right body and how the process works.
Statistisk sentralbyrå (ssb.no): Norway's official statistics producer (Statistics Norway). Publishes demography, employment, education levels, and living conditions at municipality and county level.; Use on skoleplass: Background figures on municipality and county pages (population breakdown, pupil count in compulsory school, education levels).
Brønnøysundregistrene (brreg.no): Norway's central register of business enterprises. Publishes organisation numbers, founding dates, and ownership for independent/private schools (friskoler).; Use on skoleplass: Fallback source for organisation numbers and founding dates when UDIR's data is incomplete, especially for independent schools.
Kartverket (kartverket.no): The Norwegian Mapping Authority — place names, addresses, municipal and district borders.; Use on skoleplass: Address matching for schools, and the geometry of municipality, county, and district pages.

Rights, oversight, and support

Barneombudet (barneombudet.no): The Children's Ombudsperson. Promotes children's interests vis-à-vis the public and private sector and monitors whether Norwegian law safeguards children's rights.; Use on skoleplass: Referenced in articles on bullying, school environment, and children's rights. The Ombudsperson also publishes resources aimed at children and young people directly.
FUG — Foreldreutvalget for grunnopplæringen (fug.no): A state-appointed parents' committee that advises education authorities and supports parents and FAUs (the parents' council at each school).; Use on skoleplass: Source for FAU routines, parent meetings, school-home cooperation, and practical advice on day-to-day school life.
Statped (statped.no): The Norwegian Support System for Special Education. Provides assessment, advice, and guidance to municipalities and counties on children, young people, and adults with special educational needs.; Use on skoleplass: Referenced in articles on special-needs education and on visual, hearing, and language difficulties.
Elev- og lærlingombud / Mobbeombud: County-level ombudspersons who handle enquiries from pupils and parents about bullying, exclusion, and breaches of the right to a safe and supportive school environment.; Use on skoleplass: Referenced in our bullying guides — we explain when the Mobbeombud can be called in on top of the school's legal duty to act (aktivitetsplikt).

Privacy and universal design

Datatilsynet (datatilsynet.no): The Norwegian Data Protection Authority — independent supervisor of the privacy regulations in Norway. Handles complaints about GDPR breaches.; Use on skoleplass: Referenced in our privacy statement and in articles touching pupil data, Feide (the national ID federation for education), and school apps.
Tilsynet for universell utforming (uutilsynet.no): The Norwegian Authority for Universal Design of ICT — supervises digital services, including public school portals, for WCAG and the Norwegian regulation on universal design.; Use on skoleplass: Source when we discuss accessibility on school systems (Feide, Visma, Vigilo, IST). We follow WCAG 2.2 AA ourselves.

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