The Standing Committee on Education and Research is considering two private member's bills on private schools. The government approved Jotunheimen private school as a Christian institution on 19 January 2026; the committee has therefore filed the first bill with the minutes rather than recommending it to the Storting. Members from the Progress Party, Socialist Left Party, Centre Party, and Red Party have submitted a separate proposal to award diplomas to the school's students. The committee is divided on the second bill, which seeks to amend the Private Schools Act section 2-1: members from the Progress Party, Conservative Party, Christian Democratic Party, and Liberal Party argue that the threshold for "substantial weight" should be lowered to give schools easier access to establish themselves, while members from the Labour Party, Socialist Left Party, Centre Party, and Red Party oppose such changes.
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Document 8:36 S (2025–2026) shall be filed with the minutes.
The Storting requests that the government propose an amendment to the Private Schools Act section 2-1, first paragraph, fifth point, lowering the threshold for "substantial weight", so that statements from the host municipality or county no longer become decisive when other central considerations together clearly support that a school should be established.
The Storting requests that the government withdraw the Ministry of Education's December 2024 instruction to the Directorate for Education and Training regarding the Private Schools Act section 2-1, second paragraph, letter a.
The Storting requests that the government ensure that current students at Jotunheimen private school who complete and pass their coursework in 2026 have the right to a diploma on the same terms as other students who complete upper secondary education.