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Education, layer by layer over the property.

The Education category shows kindergartens, primary, lower secondary and upper secondary schools, school catchment areas and education demographics for the population. The layers are useful when families with children assess a home purchase, when designing housing projects where being close to a school and kindergarten is a selling point, and when assessing the education profile of a recruitment market.

Map layers: Education, Kindergartens enabled over Oslo

The layers

9 layers in Education

LayerDescriptionSource
KindergartensAll kindergartens in Norway with capacity and contact detailsUtdanningsdirektoratet (Udir)
Primary SchoolsPublic and private primary and lower secondary schoolsNorwegian Directorate for Education and Training (Udir). Datasets: Primary Schools
Upper secondary schoolsPublic and private upper secondary schoolsUtdanningsdirektoratet (Udir)
School catchment areasGeographic school catchment areas across NorwayKartverket
Catchment area: primary and combined schools in BergenCatchment boundaries for primary schools in BergenBergen Municipality. Datasets: Catchment areas for schools in Bergen
Catchment area: lower secondary schools in BergenCatchment boundaries for lower secondary schools in BergenBergen kommune
Public and similar buildingsPublic buildings from the matrikkelKartverket
Education LevelShare of population by education level per basic statistical unitStatistisk sentralbyrå (SSB)
Field of educationDominant field of education per basic statistical unitStatistisk sentralbyrå (SSB)

Layer by layer

What each layer shows

Kindergartens

All kindergartens in Norway from barnehagefakta.no (the Utdanningsdirektoratet API). Click a point to see the kindergarten's name, capacity and contact details. Useful for checking kindergarten coverage within walking distance of a residential property, or for planning kindergarten admission when relocating. The data comes from the Utdanningsdirektoratet API for kindergartens from www.barnehagefakta.no. Barnehagefakta is based on information the kindergartens report themselves, and is quality assured by the kommune and Utdanningsdirektoratet. Reporting to Barnehagefakta takes place annually, but the information may have changed since the figures were reported. Kindergartens that only have a postcode as their address may have an approximate position.

Primary Schools

Public and private primary and lower secondary schools with address and contact details from Utdanningsdirektoratet (Udir). Combine with School catchment areas to see which school a property belongs to. Public and private primary and lower secondary schools. For some schools the positional accuracy may deviate. The data in Nasjonalt skoleregister (the national school register) is updated based on information from Virksomhets- og foretaksregisteret (VoF)/Brønnøysundregistrene, Grunnskolens informasjonssystem (GSI) and other sources. GSI records the situation as of 1 October each year. Data becomes publicly available in GSI at the end of December, which means that information in NSR may have changed since the previous update.

Upper secondary schools

Public and private upper secondary schools with address and contact details from Utdanningsdirektoratet (Udir). Useful for assessing access to upper secondary education from a district, or for mapping the pupil base in a recruitment market. Datasets: Upper secondary schools. Public and private upper secondary schools in Norway with related contact details. For some schools the positional accuracy may deviate. The data in Nasjonalt skoleregister (the national school register) is updated based on information from Virksomhets- og foretaksregisteret (VoF)/Brønnøysundregistrene, Grunnskolens informasjonssystem (GSI) and other sources. GSI records the situation as of 1 October each year. Data becomes publicly available in GSI at the end of December, which means that information in NSR may have changed since the previous update.

School catchment areas

Geographic boundaries for school catchment areas across Norway from the kommuner. Important for families with children: the address decides which school the child belongs to, and the catchment boundary can change at block level. Combine with Primary Schools to see the relevant school, and with Kindergartens for everyday logistics. School catchment areas across Norway.

Catchment – Primary/combined schools (Bergen)

Bergen kommune's catchment boundaries for primary schools and combined schools from Bergen kommune. Functionally the same as school catchment areas, but with Bergen kommune's own boundaries. National school catchment areas do not always cover Bergen correctly. Bergen's catchment areas for primary and combined schools are made available here (they are not shared nationally). Updated directly from the kommune.

Catchment – Lower secondary (Bergen)

Bergen kommune's catchment boundaries for lower secondary schools. See the comment under the primary school catchment area. Bergen's catchment areas for lower secondary schools are made available here (they are not shared nationally). Updated directly from the kommune.

Public and similar buildings

All building types linked to public purposes from Matrikkelen: schools, kindergartens, town halls, health buildings and similar. Supplements the school and kindergarten layers with the physical building instead of the institution. Shows all building types linked to public or similar use from Matrikkelen. Building geometry comes from FKB. School and research Kindergarten Primary school Lower secondary school Combined primary and lower secondary school Secondary school Other university, university college and research building University/university college with auditorium, reading room, etc. Library, media centre Other school building Laboratory building Life and health Residential and treatment centre Residential and service centre Hospital Nursing home Other nursing home Other primary health building Clinic, doctor's office/centre/out-of-hours service/animal hospital Rehabilitation institution, spa Health and social centre, health clinic Fire station, ambulance station Police station

Education Level

Shows the share of the population per grunnkrets (basic statistical unit) with different education levels (primary school, secondary, university college/university lower and higher). Data from Statistisk sentralbyrå (SSB). The layer is also in the Demographics category. Datasets: Education Level. The population's highest completed education, for residents aged 16 and over (plus 15-year-olds who have completed primary school or started upper secondary education).

Field of education

Shows the dominant field of education among people living in the grunnkrets (technical subjects, health and social care, business/administration, and so on). Useful for characterising the workforce profile in a recruitment market. Data from Statistisk sentralbyrå (SSB). The layer is also in the Demographics category. Datasets: Field of education. Dominant field of education per grunnkrets. Categories: Allmenne fag, Helse- og sosialfag, Humanistiske og estetiske fag, Lærerutdanning, Naturvitenskap, Økonomiske fag, Primærnæringer, Samferdsel, Samfunnsfag and Uoppgitt.

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How do I turn on the education layers in Fusion?

Click Map layers at the top right of the map, select the category in the list on the left and turn on the layer. You can have several layers on at once, over the same property.

Where do the layers come from?

The sources are listed in the table above, including Utdanningsdirektoratet (Udir), Utdanningsdirektoratet (Udir). Datasets: Primary Schools, Kartverket, Bergen kommune. Datasets: Catchment areas for schools in Bergen. Each layer shows its source and date.

Can I get the same data programmatically?

Yes. The datasets behind the layers are available in the Placepoint API and in Placepoint AI through MCP.

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The layers and descriptions come from the documentation, synced 16 October 2026.

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