Facts about Skjold School

Skjold School is in Vikaneset, neighboring Skjold Arena and Skjold kindergarten. If you drive from Haugesund, you take the first road to the right after you have passed the church. 

The amount of students in the school varies from year to year, but this year there are approximately 300. The school was expanded and renewed spring 2011, and has functional special rooms and a fantastic outside area. From year 2003/2004 the school has been a public secondary school for Skjold, Vats and Vik primary schools. The school is built into different stages. The first was in 1974, when the secondary school was brought in. Before there was a school at Liaheia: Liarheim School, with students from 1^st to 7^th grade. Before this school was built in the 50s, the students were divided into five hamlet schools: Alendal School, Eggja School, Ersland School, Haugen School and Langeland School. Old Ersland School is now a school museum, located next to Skjold School. 
Currently there is a tunnel being built under the school, it will be opened Christmas 2015.