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primary school |
a school for children below the age of 11 |
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secondary school |
a school for young people usually between the ages of 11 and 18 |
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independent school |
a school in Britain that is not controlled by the government or local authorities |
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private school |
a school under control of a private organisation which accepts mostly fee-paying students |
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public school |
in England and Wales a private independent fee-paying secondary school |
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comprehensive school |
a secondary school for children of all abilities from the same district |
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grammar school |
in Britain a state secondary school providing an education with an academic bias for children who are selected by the 11+ exam, teachers' reports and others |
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mixed sex school |
schools where boys and girls study together |
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selective schools |
schools that accept students based on the tests results |
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free of charge |
not costing anything |
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fee-paying school |
a school that you pay money to go to |
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to cover a fee |
have enough money to pay for something |
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to make sure |
to check something so that you can be sure about it |
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to be located |
to be situated |
