The council explains private candidate exams for autumn 2026

The council's upper secondary department offers candidates the chance to take private candidate exams (privatisteksamen). It offers this in close cooperation with Troms fylkeskommune (Troms county council). Candidates who wish to take an exam at Longyearbyen school must contact the school BEFORE registering, to clarify whether it is possible to take the exam in Longyearbyen. For oral-practical and practical exams, the candidate must travel to Tromsø and take the exam under Studiekompetanse Tromsø.

Private candidates from Svalbard register in Troms county. Candidates then choose Eksamenskontoret Troms (general studies subjects) or Ishavsbyen vgs (vocational subjects). https://privatist.inschool.visma.no/ Private candidate exams in oral subjects can be held at Longyearbyen school in the autumn term, while in the spring term only written subjects are offered. Oral-practical and practical exams must be held in another county. In some language subjects, oral exams are arranged in the autumn only.

Payment: Payment is made by card at registration. The registration is not recorded until payment has been made. If a candidate does not attend the exam, the exam fee is not refunded. In the case of documented absence, the candidate has the right to a new exam in the first following exam period.

It is not possible to register for an exam after the deadline has passed.

Contact information: Bjørg-Solveig Lindanger, head of department, upper secondary, tel. 90 67 08 24, email. School administration, tel. 79 02 39 00, email.