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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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Benet Academy (/ˈbɛnɛt/ BEN-et) is a co-educational, college-preparatory, Benedictine high school in Lisle, Illinois, United States, overseen by the Diocese of Joliet. Founded in 1886, the school was initially established in Chicago as the all-boys St. Procopius College and Academy by Benedictine monks, who also operated the St. Joseph Bohemian Orphanage. In 1898, the orphanage moved to Lisle, about 25 miles (40 km) west of Chicago, to be joined by St. Procopius three years later. In 1926, Benedictine nuns constructed the all-girls Sacred Heart Academy near the orphanage and school in Lisle. The orphanage closed in 1956 to make room for St. Procopius Academy, which separated from the college in 1969. Due to rising costs and waning enrollment, Sacred Heart merged with St. Procopius Academy in 1967 to form Benet Academy on the St. Procopius campus. Since then, numerous building projects have been undertaken to expand Benet's athletics, music, and science programs.

Admission is competitive and relies on entrance exam scores, transcripts, and performance on standardized tests. All students complete a college-preparatory curriculum and may earn college credit through programs including Advanced Placement. As of 2023, Benet's average ACT test score regularly exceeds state and national averages, and more than 99 percent of students go on to college after graduation. The school's academic program has been featured in reports by the Chicago Sun-Times and U.S. News & World Report. (Full article...)

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Auckland Grammar School is a boys-only state secondary school in Auckland, New Zealand. Established in 1850, it is one of the largest schools in New Zealand, with approximately 2,760 boys in 2008. Auckland Grammar School contains two Category I historic places, which are the school's main block and a war memorial. Alumni range from explorer Sir Edmund Hillary to actor Russell Crowe.

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1992 – The first Charter School in the United States, City Academy High School, opens in Saint Paul, Minnesota.

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2002 – Business Academy Bexley in the London Borough of Bexley, England, is the first British school to open under the Academy programme, independently run secondary schools that receive public funding.

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1949 – Britain's first comprehensive school, Holyhead County School (now renamed Holyhead High School), opens in Wales.

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1957 – President Dwight Eisenhower orders a battle group of the U.S. Army's 101st Airborne Division to escort nine students into Little Rock Central High School. This enforcement of Brown v. Board of Education is considered to be one of the most important events in the Civil Rights Movement.

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Giovanni Antonio Grassi SJ (anglicized as John Anthony Grassi; 10 September 1775 – 12 December 1849) was an Italian Catholic priest and Jesuit who led many academic and religious institutions in Europe and the United States, including Georgetown College in Washington, D.C., and the Pontificio Collegio Urbano de Propaganda Fide in Rome.

Born in the Republic of Venice, Grassi was a promising student of mathematics and the natural sciences, especially astronomy. He completed his studies at the Jesuit College in Polotsk, in the Russian Empire, in 1804 and was appointed rector of the Institute for Nobles. The following year, he was ordered to replace the last remaining Jesuit missionary in China; this began a five-year journey across Europe in which he was ultimately unable to secure passage to the distant country. He instead began teaching at Stonyhurst College in England. (Full article...)

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Image 1Diploma of secondary vocational education in Russia (from Vocational school)
Image 2A staged example of an online classroom using Jitsi. The teacher is sharing their screen. (from Online school)
Image 3Scripps College (from College)
Image 4A school entrance building in Australia (from School)
Image 5Number of Students Taking Distance Courses by Level (2012-2015) (from Online school)
Image 6Parliament Square, Trinity College Dublin in Ireland (from College)
Image 7Albert 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 8Birkbeck, University of London (from College)
Image 9Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia, one of the world's most elite conservatories (from Music school)
Image 10Dongping County Vocational Secondary School, China (from Vocational school)
Image 11The University of Otago in New Zealand (from College)
Image 12Braude College of Engineering (from College)
Image 13Bowdoin College (from College)
Image 14Saint Anselm College (from College)
Image 15West 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 16A staged example of an online classroom using Jitsi. The teacher is sharing their screen. (from School)
Image 17Bologna University in Italy, established in 1088 A.D., is the world's oldest university in continuous operation. (from History of education)
Image 18Plato's academy, mosaic from Pompeii (from School)
Image 19The Abbey of Cluny (from History of education)
Image 20Mental Calculations. In the school of SRachinsky by Nikolay Bogdanov-Belsky. 1895. (from History of education)
Image 21Scotch College, Melbourne, an independent secondary school in Australia (from College)
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 24King'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 25SUNY Purchase College (from College)
Image 26Sibelius Academy in Helsinki, Finland (from Music school)
Image 27Mental calculations. In the school of S. Rachinsky by Nikolay Bogdanov-Belsky. Russia, 1895. (from School)
Image 28Pomona College (from College)
Image 29To curtail violence, some schools have added CCTV surveillance cameras. This is especially common in schools with gang activity or violence. (from School)
Image 30World map indicating Education Index (2007/2008 Human Development Report)
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(from History of education)
Image 31A madrasah in the Gambia (from School)
Image 32Established 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 33Vocational school in Lappajärvi, Finland (from Vocational school)
Image 34Percentage of Students Taking Distance Courses (2012-2015) (from Online school)
Image 35Vrapice Vocational School, Czech Republic (from Vocational school)
Image 36A classroom block with schoolbag racks in Western Sydney, Australia (from School)
Image 37Literacy 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 38City College of New York (from College)
Image 39Typical school furniture of the period 1930s to 1950s in France (from History of education)
Image 40Jacobs School of Music, part of Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana, has over 1,600 students. (from Music school)
Image 41St John's College, Johannesburg, a boys' school in South Africa (from College)
Image 42Based around Notre-Dame de Paris, the Notre-Dame school was an important centre of polyphonic music. (from Music school)
Image 43The "red siminar", a college building pictured in the coat of arms of Nuuk, the capital city of Greenland (from College)
Image 44A high school building in Argos, Greece (from School)
Image 45Ambachtschool (from Vocational school)
Image 46Istanbul 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 47György Dózsa Vocational Secondary School, Kalocsa, Hungary (from Vocational school)
Image 48King's College London, established by a Royal Charter in 1829, is one of the founding colleges of the University of London. (from College)
Image 49Graduates of the Saint Petersburg Conservatory in Russia include Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Sergey Prokofiev, Dmitri Shostakovich, and George Balanchine. (from Music school)
Image 50One-room school in 1935, Alabama (from School)
Image 51Royal College Colombo, a boys' school located in Colombo, Sri Lanka (from College)
Image 52Loyola 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 53First primary school in Nigeria, built in 1845 (from School)
Image 54Oberlin Conservatory of Music at Oberlin College in Oberlin, Ohio (from Music school)
Image 55Roman portraiture fresco of a young man with a papyrus scroll, from Herculaneum, 1st century AD (from History of education)
Image 56Corpus Christi College, one of the constituent colleges of the University of Cambridge in England (from College)
Image 57Educational institution of this type in Canton, Michigan, United States (from Vocational school)
Image 58Nalanda - teaching platform (from History of education)
Image 59St Patricks Primary school at Murrumbeena in Victoria, Australia (from History of education)
Image 60Agnes Scott College (from College)
Image 61Mosaic from Pompeii (1st c. BC) depicting Plato's Academy. (from History of education)
Image 62University of al-Qarawiyyin located in Fes, Morocco (from History of education)
Image 63RAJUK Uttara Model College, located in the northern suburb of Uttara in the capital Dhaka (from College)
Image 64Williams College in Williamstown, Massachusetts, one of the oldest liberal arts colleges in the United States (from College)
Image 65A high school in Milan in the 1920s. (from History of education)
Image 66The Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee is the oldest technical institution in Asia. (from College)
Image 67Students in a carpentry trade school learning woodworking skills, c. 1920 (from Vocational school)
Image 68Seinäjoki College in Seinäjoki, South Ostrobothnia, Finland, in May 2018 (from College)
Image 69Dansk Skolemuseum (from History of education)

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