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El término public school se refiere al grupo de escuelas independientes privadas de pago más antiguas, más caras y exclusivas del Reino Unido, particularmente de Inglaterra, a las que asisten principalmente niños con edades de 13 a 18 años.
Public school. Look up public school in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Public school may refer to: State school (known as a public school in many countries), a no-fee school, publicly funded and operated by the government. Public school (United Kingdom), certain elite fee-charging private schools in England and Wales.
Education in the United States. The 2019 graduation ceremony at Pitman High School in Pitman, New Jersey. In the United States, education is provided in public and private schools and by individuals through homeschooling.
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Public school, in the United Kingdom, one of a relatively small group of institutions educating secondary-level students for a fee and independent of the state system as regards both endowment and administration. The term public school emerged in the 18th century when the reputation of certain.
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South Africa
In South Africa, a state school or government school refers to a school that is state-controlled. These are officially called public schools according to the South African Schools Act of 1996, but it is a term that is not used colloquially. The Act recognised two categories of schools: public and independent. Independent schoolsinclude all private schools and schools that are privately governed. Independent schools with low tuition fees are state-aided and receive a subsidy on a sliding-scale...
Canada
Under the Canadian constitution, public-school education in Canada is a provincial responsibility and, as such, there are many variations among the provinces. Junior kindergarten or equivalent exists as an official program in Ontario and Quebec while kindergarten or equivalent is available in every province, but provincial funding and the level of hours provided varies widely. Starting at grade one, at about age six, there is universal Crown-funded access up to grade twelve, or the equivalent...
Latin America
In some countries, such as Brazil and Mexico, the term public schools (escuelas públicas in Spanish, escolas públicas in Portuguese) is used for educational institutions owned by the federal, state, or city governments which do not charge tuition. Such schools exist in all levels of education, from the very beginning through post-secondary studies. Mexico has nine years of free and compulsory primary and secondary education. Panamahas 11 years of compulsory education, from pre-kindergarten to...
United States
In the United States, the term state school is colloquial for state university, a college, or a university in a state university system. Instead, the term public school is used for elementary, middle, and high schools funded or run by a governmental entity. Private school generally refers to primary, secondary and tertiary educational institutions that are not government-owned; in practice, the term is generally used to refer to non-sectarian schools. Elementary, middle, and high schools that...
Bangladesh
Public or Government-funded schools are found throughout Bangladesh. These schools mostly teach students from Year 1 to 10, with examination for students in year 10. All public schools follow the National Board Curriculum. Many children, especially girls, drop out of school after completing the 5th Year in remote areas. In larger cities such as Dhaka and Chittagong, however, this is fairly uncommon. Many good public schools conduct an entrance exam, although most public schools in the village...
China
In China, state schools are funded and administered by the education sector within the government. Although some, especially high schools, have started to charge a fair portion of parents of students an additional tuition fee, due to the increased places offered by the schools in recent years. Top state schools are often very selective, however. Students who miss their entrance requirement may still gain places if they meet a relatively lower requirement and their parents are willing to pay f...
Hong Kong
In Hong Kong the term government schoolsis used for free schools funded by the government. There are also subsidised schools, which are the majority in Hong Kong and many of which are run by religious organisations, Direct Subsidy Schemeschools, private schools and international schools in Hong Kong. Some schools are international schools, which are not subsidised by the government.
Denmark
The Danish school system is supported today by tax-based governmental and municipal funding from day care through primary and secondary education to higher education and there are no tuition fees for regular students in public schools and universities. The Danish public primary schools, covering the entire period of compulsory education, are called folkeskoler (literally 'people's schools' or 'public schools'). The folkeskoleconsists of a pre-school class (mandatory since 2009), the 9-year ob...
France
The French educational system is highly centralised, organised, and ramified. It is divided into three stages: 1. primary education (enseignement primaire); 2. secondary education (enseignement secondaire); 3. tertiary or college education (enseignement supérieur) Schooling in France is mandatory as of age three. Primary ecucation takes place in kindergarten (école maternelle) for children from 3 to 6 and (école élémentaire) from 6 to 11. For public schools, both schools building and administ...
Germany
Education in Germany is provided to a large extent by the government, with control coming from state level, (Länder) and funding coming from two levels: federal and state. Curricula, funding, teaching, and other policies are set through the respective state's ministryof education. Decisions about the acknowledgment of private schools (the German equivalent to accreditation in the US) are also made by these ministries. However, public schools are automatically recognised, since these schools a...
Australia
Government schools in Australia, also known as public or state schools, are free to attend for Australian citizens and permanent residents, whereas private schools charge attendance fees. They can be divided into two categories: open and selective schools. The open schools accept all students from their government-defined catchment areas, whereas selective schools admit students based on some specific criteria, e.g. academic merit. As of 2022, Australia has one of the most privatised educatio...
New Zealand
Both state and state-integrated schools are government-funded. The latter are former private schools which are now "integrated" into the state system under the Private Schools Conditional Integration Act 1975 "on a basis which will preserve and safeguard the special character of the education provided by them". According to an OECDreport, about 86% of all school-aged children attend state schools and 10% attend state integrated schools. The government provides education as a right—it is freel...
In England and Wales, a public school is a type of fee-charging private school [1] originally for older boys. They are "public" in the sense of being open to pupils irrespective of locality, denomination or paternal trade or profession; nor are they run for the profit of a private owner.
public school, or independent school, In the United Kingdom, any of a small group of tuition-charging secondary schools that specialize in preparing students for university and for public service.
