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private school en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈpɹaɪvɪt ˈskuːl/
• /ˈpɹaɪvət ˈskul/
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Etymology

From private + school.

Meanings

1. An educational institution that operates independently of government administration or public funding, typically financed through tuition, private donations, or endowments.
   • If there were no public funding of private schools the level of enrolment would be very low. Demand for private schooling can only become effective demand if private school places are available at the right price. 1985, Simon Marginson, Education and Public Policy in Australia, page 202:
   • Private schools and educational success Australia has long had three substantially separate streams of secondary education: government schools, Catholic schools, and a diverse collection of private schools not affiliated with the Catholic Church. Of the non-Catholic private schools, about two thirds are associated with Protestant churches - although only a minority have a strong religious character - and another third are non-denominational. 2002, M. D. R. Evans, Jonathan Kelley, Australian Economy and Society, 2001: Education, Work, and Welfare, page 67:
   • 1953, Commonwealth Bureau of Census and Statistics, Official Year Book of the Commonwealth of Australia, Issue 39, page 218, The Roman Catholic schools comprise the largest group of private schools in Australia. On the basis of the figures available, approximately 222,000 children, or 76 per cent. of the total in private schools, are educated in Roman Catholic schools.

Forms

Coordinates

state school · public school

Translations (26)

pt escola particular (fee-charging school) · hil eskwela-pribado (fee-charging school) · de Privatschule (fee-charging school) · ru ча́стная шко́ла (fee-charging school) · lb Privatschoul (fee-charging school) · kk жеке мектеп (fee-charging school) · ak ankorɛankorɛ sukuu (fee-charging school) · fr école privée (fee-charging school) · eo privata lernejo (fee-charging school) · ja 私立学校 (fee-charging school) · km សាលាឯកជន (fee-charging school) · nb privatskole (fee-charging school) · pl szkoła prywatna (fee-charging school) · hu magániskola (fee-charging school) · hy մասնավոր դպրոց (fee-charging school) · es escuela privada (fee-charging school) · sv privatskola (fee-charging school) · hi प्राइवेट स्कूल (fee-charging school) · sw shule ya kibinafsi (fee-charging school) · nn privatskule (fee-charging school) · el ιδιωτικό σχολείο (fee-charging school) · nn privatskole (fee-charging school) · tr özel okul (fee-charging school) · cmn 私立學校 /私立学校 (fee-charging school) · pdt Priewautschool (fee-charging school) · fi yksityiskoulu (fee-charging school)