The school was built in 1823 in the village of Hinge in the south eastern part of Jutland and was used as a school until 1863.

Seven years of compulsory education had been introduced in 1814 by an act of parliament, under which all children, regardless of birth or sex, had to receive instruction in Christianity, reading, writing, arithmetic, and later also in gymnastics. The schoolroom has two types of desks and an old lectern from a school in Sevel parish, which is now closed.

It was common practice for the parish clerk to double as schoolteacher. His dwelling is divided into a living room and a bedroom, which was unusual at the time. Schoolteachers were paid in kind in the old days.