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A school is both the educational institution and building designed to provide learning spaces and learning environments for the teaching of students under the direction of teachers. Most countries have systems of formal education, which is sometimes compulsory. In these systems, students progress through a series of schools that can be built and operated by both government and private organization. The names for these schools vary by country (discussed in the Regional terms section below) but generally include primary school for young children and secondary school for teenagers who have completed primary education. An institution where higher education is taught is commonly called a university college or university.

In addition to these core schools, students in a given country may also attend schools before and after primary (elementary in the U.S.) and secondary (middle school in the U.S.) education. Kindergarten or preschool provide some schooling to very young children (typically ages 3–5). University, vocational school, college or seminary may be available after secondary school. A school may be dedicated to one particular field, such as a school of economics or dance. Alternative schools may provide nontraditional curriculum and methods. (Full article...)

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Caulfield Grammar School is a private, co-educational, Anglican, International Baccalaureate, day and boarding school, located in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Founded in 1881 as a boys' school, Caulfield Grammar began admitting girls exactly one hundred years later. The school amalgamated with Malvern Memorial Grammar School (MMGS) in 1961, with the MMGS campus becoming Malvern Campus.

Caulfield Grammar has three-day campuses in Victoria, Caulfield (Years 7–12), Wheelers Hill (K–Year 12), and Malvern House (K–Year 6). It has an outdoor education campus at Yarra Junction, and a student centre in Nanjing, China where the Year 9 internationalism programme is conducted. Caulfield Grammar is the second largest school in Victoria, currently catering for 3,315 students. (Full article...)

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Eton College, also known simply as Eton, is a British independent school for boys, founded in 1440 by King Henry VI. It is located in Eton, near Windsor in England, and is one of the original nine English "public schools" as defined by the Public Schools Act 1868. The school has a long list of distinguished former pupils, including eighteen former British Prime Ministers. Traditionally, Eton has been referred to as "the chief nurse of England's statesmen", and is often described as the most famous public school in the world.

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1878 – Phillips Academy plays a game of football against Phillips Exeter Academy, starting one of the oldest high school football rivalries in the United States

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1900 – Kyunggi High School, the oldest modern secondary school in Korea, opens in South Korea under an edict by King Gojong

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1959 – The United Nations General Assembly adopts the Declaration of the Rights of the Child, later the Convention on the Rights of the Child in 1989, and is often the day chosen by countries as their designated day to observe Universal Children's Day.

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1966 – The Plowden Report reviews Primary education in England in a wholesale fashion.

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... that the Liberty Colored High School (pictured), built to replace a Rosenwald school for African-American students in Liberty, South Carolina, is now the Rosenwood community center?
... that Konawaena High School's 18th place finish in the 1990 World Solar Challenge was the basis for the 1996 film Race the Sun?
... that the 2009 film Heart of Stone is the story of Weequahic High School beset by gangs, and its principal working with Black and Jewish alumni and gang members to restore its glory prior to 1960?

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Percy Umfreville Henn (21 January 1865 – 25 February 1955) was a clergyman and teacher in England and later Western Australia. He is best known for his time as Headmaster at Guildford Grammar School and later for the building of the Chapel of SS. Mary and George.

Henn gained his BA in 1887 and MA in 1890 from Worcester College at Oxford University. He taught at various schools until 1900, when he became a missionary in Western Australia in country towns. In Western Australia Henn married Jean Elliott and had four children. After further religious work in regional WA, he moved to Guildford, Western Australia and became a leading force behind Guildford Grammar School's Guildford Grammar School Chapel and preparatory school. He died in 1955 at age 90. (Full article...)

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... that Sir Frank Price, a former Lord Mayor of Birmingham, grew up in the city's slums and left school at the age of 14?
... that the Catholic charismatic renewal movement began at a retreat for college students in 1967?
... that Ballet Russe de Monte-Carlo dancer George Verdak was awarded an honorary doctorate by Butler University?
... that according to a book by a friend of the Columbine shooters, students at Columbine High School would joke that their school was next for a mass shooting?
... that despite being undersized and not highly recruited, Casey Tiumalu became the BYU Cougars' leader in both rushing and receiving, earning an honorable mention as an All-American?
... that Green Bay Packers player Travis Glover started at three separate positions along the offensive line during his college football career?
... that football player Peter Bowden only started long snapping to help his cousin, a punter, produce film in high school, and both are now in the National Football League?
... that the College of William & Mary's Lake Matoaka is named for Pocahontas?

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Image 1Agnes Scott College (from College)
Image 2Dongping County Vocational Secondary School, China (from Vocational school)
Image 3A madrasah in the Gambia (from School)
Image 4West Park Secondary School in Toronto is an example. It was built in 1968 for students with slow learning or special needs. (from Vocational school)
Image 5Vocational school in Lappajärvi, Finland (from Vocational school)
Image 6The Abbey of Cluny (from History of education)
Image 7Pazhassiraja College in Pulpally, Kerala, India (from College)
Image 8Students in a carpentry trade school learning woodworking skills, c. 1920 (from Vocational school)
Image 9Bologna University in Italy, established in 1088 A.D., is the world's oldest university in continuous operation. (from History of education)
Image 10Istanbul University (1453) was founded by sultan Mehmed II as a Darülfünun. On 1 August 1933, as part of Atatürk's reforms, it was reorganized and became the Republic's first modern university. (from History of education)
Image 11Oberlin Conservatory of Music at Oberlin College in Oberlin, Ohio (from Music school)
Image 12Diploma of secondary vocational education in Russia (from Vocational school)
Image 13Mental Calculations. In the school of SRachinsky by Nikolay Bogdanov-Belsky. 1895. (from History of education)
Image 14The University of Otago in New Zealand (from College)
Image 15Nalanda - teaching platform (from History of education)
Image 16A classroom block with schoolbag racks in Western Sydney, Australia (from School)
Image 17Roman portraiture fresco of a young man with a papyrus scroll, from Herculaneum, 1st century AD (from History of education)
Image 18First primary school in Nigeria, built in 1845 (from School)
Image 19Bowdoin College (from College)
Image 20Mental calculations. In the school of S. Rachinsky by Nikolay Bogdanov-Belsky. Russia, 1895. (from School)
Image 21A high school in Milan in the 1920s. (from History of education)
Image 22A school building in Kannur, India (from School)
Image 23Aristotle and his disciples – Alexander, Demetrius, Theophrastus, and Strato, in an 1888 fresco in the portico of the National University of Athens (from History of education)
Image 24Plato's academy, mosaic from Pompeii (from School)
Image 25King's College London, established by a Royal Charter in 1829, is one of the founding colleges of the University of London. (from College)
Image 26St Patricks Primary school at Murrumbeena in Victoria, Australia (from History of education)
Image 27Loyola School, Chennai, India – run by the Catholic Diocese of Madras. Christian missionaries played a pivotal role in establishing modern schools in India. (from School)
Image 28St John's College, Johannesburg, a boys' school in South Africa (from College)
Image 29SUNY Purchase College (from College)
Image 30A staged example of an online classroom using Jitsi. The teacher is sharing their screen. (from School)
Image 31World map indicating Education Index (2007/2008 Human Development Report)
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- 0.900–0.949
- 0.850–0.899
- 0.800–0.849
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- 0.700–0.749
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- under 0.350
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(from History of education)
Image 32RAJUK Uttara Model College, located in the northern suburb of Uttara in the capital Dhaka (from College)
Image 33Corpus Christi College, one of the constituent colleges of the University of Cambridge in England (from College)
Image 34Typical school furniture of the period 1930s to 1950s in France (from History of education)
Image 35Scripps College (from College)
Image 36Sibelius Academy in Helsinki, Finland (from Music school)
Image 37City College of New York (from College)
Image 38György Dózsa Vocational Secondary School, Kalocsa, Hungary (from Vocational school)
Image 39The "red siminar", a college building pictured in the coat of arms of Nuuk, the capital city of Greenland (from College)
Image 40Royal College Colombo, a boys' school located in Colombo, Sri Lanka (from College)
Image 41Educational institution of this type in Canton, Michigan, United States (from Vocational school)
Image 42King's College London in 1831, as engraved by J. C. Carter. It is one of the founding institutions of University of London, established in 1836. (from History of education)
Image 43A high school building in Argos, Greece (from School)
Image 44To curtail violence, some schools have added CCTV surveillance cameras. This is especially common in schools with gang activity or violence. (from School)
Image 45Williams College in Williamstown, Massachusetts, one of the oldest liberal arts colleges in the United States (from College)
Image 46Seinäjoki College in Seinäjoki, South Ostrobothnia, Finland, in May 2018 (from College)
Image 47Percentage of Students Taking Distance Courses (2012-2015) (from Online school)
Image 48Scotch College, Melbourne, an independent secondary school in Australia (from College)
Image 49Pomona College (from College)
Image 50The Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee is the oldest technical institution in Asia. (from College)
Image 51Braude College of Engineering (from College)
Image 52Established in 1224 by Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor, University of Naples Federico II in Italy is the world's oldest state-funded university in continuous operation. (from History of education)
Image 53Mosaic from Pompeii (1st c. BC) depicting Plato's Academy. (from History of education)
Image 54One-room school in 1935, Alabama (from School)
Image 55Vrapice Vocational School, Czech Republic (from Vocational school)
Image 56Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia, one of the world's most elite conservatories (from Music school)
Image 57Parliament Square, Trinity College Dublin in Ireland (from College)
Image 58Birkbeck, University of London (from College)
Image 59Literacy rates in Italy in 1861, shortly after the proclamation of the Kingdom of Italy. Italy lacks Lazio and the Triveneto, which were subsequently annexed. (from History of education)
Image 60Jacobs School of Music, part of Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana, has over 1,600 students. (from Music school)
Image 61University of al-Qarawiyyin located in Fes, Morocco (from History of education)
Image 62Dansk Skolemuseum (from History of education)
Image 63Number of Students Taking Distance Courses by Level (2012-2015) (from Online school)
Image 64Based around Notre-Dame de Paris, the Notre-Dame school was an important centre of polyphonic music. (from Music school)
Image 65Albert Bettannier's 1887 painting La Tache noire depicts a child being taught about the "lost" province of Alsace-Lorraine in the aftermath of the Franco-Prussian War – an example of how European schools were often used in order to inoculate Nationalism in their pupils. (from School)
Image 66Ambachtschool (from Vocational school)
Image 67Graduates of the Saint Petersburg Conservatory in Russia include Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Sergey Prokofiev, Dmitri Shostakovich, and George Balanchine. (from Music school)
Image 68A school entrance building in Australia (from School)
Image 69Saint Anselm College (from College)
Image 70A staged example of an online classroom using Jitsi. The teacher is sharing their screen. (from Online school)

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