Education in the Faroe Islands Education in the Faroe Islands The levels of education in the Faroe Islands are primary, secondary and higher education. Most institutions are funded by the state; there are few private schools in the country. Education is compulsory for 9 years between the ages of 7 and 16. In the twelfth century education in the Faroe Islands was provided by the Catholic Church. The Church of Denmark took over education after the Protestant Reformation. Modern educational institutions started operating in the last quarter of the nineteenth century and developed throughout the twentieth century. The status of the Faroese language in education
Flora of the Faroe Islands from Tierra del Fuego to the Faroe Islands, making it the biggest "Nothofagus" population in Europe. Species from the Alaskan coastline and islands have also adapted well in the Faroe Islands, especially "Pinus contorta", "Picea sitchensis", "Salix alaxensis", "Populus trichocarpa" and "Alnus sinuata". The biggest Alaskan pine tree ("Pinus contorta") in Europe (in width, not in height), is to be found in the Selatrað plantation in the Faroe Islands. Generally, species from the oceanic climates of coastal Alaska, New Zealand, Tierra del Fuego and Tasmania are adapted to Faroe, while species from the more continental climates of Scandinavia and Europe