Faroe Islands at the Paralympics Faroe Islands at the Paralympics The Faroe Islands first competed at the Summer Paralympic Games in 1984, and have competed in every edition of the Summer Paralympics since then. They have never participated in the Winter Paralympic Games. The Faroe Islands have their own National Paralympic Committee and National Olympic Committee. They are, however, one of only two territories (along with Macau) to compete at the Paralympics but not at the Olympics. Faroese athletes compete as representatives of Denmark at the Olympic Games. Faroese Paralympians have won a total of thirteen medals, of which one gold, seven silver and five
Education in the Faroe Islands and music schools. The structure of the Faroese educational system bears resemblances with its Danish counterpart. The main language of instruction up to the lower secondary school is Faroese, while Danish is the main language of instruction in upper secondary schools. Education in the Faroe Islands is administered and regulated by the Ministry of Education, Research and Culture (), with Rigmor Dam being the minister since 15 September 2015. The Ministry of Education, Research and Culture has the jurisdiction of educational responsibility in the Faroe Islands. Since the Faroe Islands is a constituent country of the Danish Realm, education in