public-school

Definition von public-school im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch: Attributive form of public school
public-school student.; A publicly administered school; A fee-charging private or independent school; a tuition free school in the United States supported by taxes and controlled by a school board private independent secondary school in Great Britain supported by endowment and tuition; private independent secondary school in Great Britain supported by endowment and tuition; Eton, Harrow, Rugby, and Winchester are of this class; a tuition free school in the United States supported by taxes and controlled by a school board; educational institution which is supported by the state through taxes; (British) private secondary school; In Great Britain, any of various schools maintained by the community, wholly or partly under public control, or maintained largely by endowment and not carried on chiefly for profit; specif; In Britain, a public school is a private school that provides secondary education which parents have to pay for. The pupils often live at the school during the school term. He was headmaster of a public school in the West of England; and commonly, any of various select and usually expensive endowed schools which give a liberal modern education or prepare pupils for the universities; In the United States, a free primary, grammar, or high school maintained by the local government; In the United States, Australia, and many other countries, a public school is a school that is supported financially by the government and usually provides free education. Milwaukee's public school system. or independent school In Britain, any of a small group of tuition-charging secondary schools that specialize in preparing students for university and for public service. The name public school dates from the 18th century, when the schools began attracting students from beyond their immediate environs and thus became "public" as opposed to local. Such schools are thus in fact "private" schools independent of the state system. Important boys' schools include Winchester (1394), Eton, Westminster (1560), and Harrow (1571); well-known girls' schools include Cheltenham, Roedean, and Wycomb Abbey. Public schools cultivated a class-conscious code of behaviour, speech, and appearance that set the standard for British officialdom from the early 19th century. See also secondary education