comprehensive school
1) chiefly British – a secondary
school for children of all abilities from the same
district 2) (Eastern Canadian) another name for composite school.
fee-paying
– a fee-paying school is one that you pay money
to go to.
mixed sex schools
schools where boys and girls study
together.
non-selective school
schools do not require entrance exams for admission; the main criterion is the student’s residence within the school’s catchment area.
private school
a school under the control of a private
organization, accepting mostly fee-paying pupils.
public school
1) (in England and Wales) a private independent fee-paying secondary school 2) (in the US) any
school that is part of a free local educational system.
selective school
schools that accept students based on
the tests results.
be located
– to be situated
independent school
1) (in Britain) a school that is neither financed nor controlled by the government or local authorities 2) (in Australia) a school that is not part of the stat
secondary school
a school for young people, usually between the ages of 11 and 18.
primary school
1) (in Britain) a school for children below the age of 11. It is usually divided into an infant and a junior sections 2) (in the US and Canada) a school equival
