Trondheim Cathedral School Trondheim Cathedral School Trondheim Cathedral School (, Latin: "Schola Cathedralis Nidrosiensis") is an upper secondary school located next to the Nidaros Cathedral in the center of Trondheim, Norway. The school's motto is the Latin phrase "Per ardua ad astra" ("Through Struggle to the Stars"). There is great dispute regarding the actual founding date of the Trondheim Cathedral, but the most common theory is that the school was founded in approximately 1152 and is hence the oldest school in Norway. The oldest part of the present school is the Harsdorff building (Munkegata 8), which was completed in 1786. The building is
Coat of arms of Trondheim "The seal of the citizens of the city of Nidaros". The design of the shield in its present form was made by Haakon Thorsen. Most Norwegian municipalities have a banner of their respective coats of arms as a flag. The flag of Trondheim is instead a red field with the yellow "Trondheim rose". Coat of arms of Trondheim The coat of arms of Trondheim is based on the medieval seal of the city. The seal is probably from the 13th century, but its earliest preserved form is on a document from 1344. The coat of arms was assumed by the