Already in 1827 the first law stating the duty to provide children in rural areas with an education was introduced. Another act of parliament in 1860 introduced the obligation that wherever possible all primary education should be offered at educational premises. During the period 1860-1920 more than 5000 new schools were built, most of them with just one classroom. As late as in 1885 15% of parishes still only offered peripatetic schooling. The schools played an increasingly important role in the communities during the 19th century and in many villages and hamlets the school became the first community building. The early schools looked very much like local houses, not until the late 1880s did they start to get a look of specific educational premises. The Ministry of Education issued a directive regarding the size and positioning of windows in 1886. Fygle School must have been built according to these principles.