1) School type
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The term has different (and in some cases contradictory) meanings due to regional differences.
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[United Kingdom] The term public school refers to a group of older, more expensive and exclusive fee-paying private independent schools in the United Kingdom, particularly in England, which cater primarily for children aged between 13 and 18. Traditionally, these were boys` boarding schools, although most now allow day pupils and many have ...
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• In Great Britain, any of various schools maintained by the community, wholly or partly under public control, or maintained largely by endowment and not carried on chiefly for profit; specif., and commonly, any of various select and usually expensive endowed schools which give a liberal modern education or prepare pupils for the universiti......
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in the United Kingdom, one of a relatively small group of institutions educating secondary-level students for a fee and independent of the state ... [3 related articles]
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confusingly, this term usually refers to private schools - schools not funded by the state but for which parents pay fees. Sometimes referred to as independent schools.
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In England and Wales, a prestigious fee-paying independent school. In Scotland, the USA, and many other English-speaking countries, a `public` school is a state-maintained school, and...
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A school managed by a local authority in Scotland.
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Public school (a) In Great Britain, any of various schools maintained by the community, wholly or partly under public control, or maintained largely by endowment and not carried on chiefly for profit; specif., and commonly, any of various select and usually expensive endowed schools which give a liberal modern education or...
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[
n] - (British) private independent secondary school supported by endowment and tuition 2. [n] - a free school supported by taxes and controlled by a school board
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noun a tuition free school in the United States supported by taxes and controlled by a school board
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In England and Wales, a prestigious fee-paying independent school. In Scotland, the USA, and many other English-speaking countries, a `public` school is a state-maintained school, and independent schools are generally known as `private` schools. Some English public schools (for example Eton, Harrow, Rugby, Winchester...
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(in the U.S.) a school that is maintained at public expense for the education of the children of a community or district and that constitutes a part of a system of free public education commonly including primary and secondary schools. · (in England) any of a number of endowed secondary boarding schools that prepare students chiefly for the...
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