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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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Nan Chiau High School (NCHS) (traditional Chinese: 南僑中學; simplified Chinese: 南侨中学; pinyin: Nánqiáo Zhōngxué; Wade–Giles: Nan²Ch'iao² Chung¹hsüeh²) is a co-educational government-aided institution in Sengkang, Singapore affiliated to the Singapore Hokkien Huay Kuan. It offers the four-year Express (Special) course for secondary education.

Founded in 1947, the institution operates under the Special Assistance Plan (SAP), with the mission to nurture bilingual and bi-cultural scholars who are highly knowledgeable in the Chinese language and culture. Affirmed as the North Zone Centre of Excellence for Chinese Language, the institution is known for its strong Chinese foundation in terms of teaching of the language and promulgation of the heritage and culture, which are not confined to the classrooms. (Full article...)

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Upper Canada College (UCC) is a private elementary and secondary school for boys in downtown Toronto, Canada. Founded in 1829, UCC is the oldest independent school in the province of Ontario, the third oldest in the country, and is often described as the most prestigious preparatory school in Canada. At least thirty-nine former students have been inducted into the Order of Canada.

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1823 – Raffles Institution, the oldest school in Singapore, is founded by Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles.

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1987 – In Kitzmiller v. Dover Area School District, the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania rules against the Dover Area School District, holding that teaching intelligent design in public school biology classes violates the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States.

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1857 – Britain calls on the schoolboys of La Martiniere Lucknow to aid in the residency's defence during the Indian Rebellion of 1857. Because of their contributions, La Martiniere Lucknow is the only school in the world to have been awarded royal battle honours

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Mary Jane McLeod Bethune (née McLeod; July 10, 1875 – May 18, 1955) was an American educator, philanthropist, humanitarian, womanist, and civil rights activist. Bethune founded the National Council of Negro Women in 1935, established the organization's flagship journal Aframerican Women's Journal, and presided as president or leader for a myriad of African American women's organizations including the National Association for Colored Women and the National Youth Administration's Negro Division.

She also was appointed as a national advisor to president Franklin D. Roosevelt, whom she worked with to create the Federal Council on Colored Affairs, also known as the Black Cabinet. She is well-known for starting a private school for African-American students in Daytona Beach, Florida. It later continued to develop as Bethune-Cookman University. She was the sole African American woman officially a part of the US delegation that created the United Nations charter, and she held a leadership position for the American Women's Voluntary Services founded by Alice Throckmorton McLean. For her lifetime of activism, she was deemed "acknowledged First Lady of Negro America" by Ebony magazine in April 1949 and was known by the Black Press as the "Female Booker T. Washington". She was known as "The First Lady of The Struggle" because of her commitment to promote better lives for African Americans. (Full article...)

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Image 1Oberlin Conservatory of Music at Oberlin College in Oberlin, Ohio (from Music school)
Image 2SUNY Purchase College (from College)
Image 3Diploma of secondary vocational education in Russia (from Vocational school)
Image 4Corpus Christi College, one of the constituent colleges of the University of Cambridge in England (from College)
Image 5György Dózsa Vocational Secondary School, Kalocsa, Hungary (from Vocational school)
Image 6Agnes Scott College (from College)
Image 7Educational institution of this type in Canton, Michigan, United States (from Vocational school)
Image 8King'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 9A school entrance building in Australia (from School)
Image 10Mental calculations. In the school of S. Rachinsky by Nikolay Bogdanov-Belsky. Russia, 1895. (from School)
Image 11Parliament Square, Trinity College Dublin in Ireland (from College)
Image 12A high school building in Argos, Greece (from School)
Image 13Royal College Colombo, a boys' school located in Colombo, Sri Lanka (from College)
Image 14Percentage of Students Taking Distance Courses (2012-2015) (from Online school)
Image 15The University of Cambridge (founded in 1209) and many other universities were founded during the Middle Ages. (from History of education)
Image 16Plato's academy, mosaic from Pompeii (from School)
Image 17Students in a carpentry trade school learning woodworking skills, c. 1920 (from Vocational school)
Image 18Number of Students Taking Distance Courses by Level (2012-2015) (from Online school)
Image 19A madrasah in the Gambia (from School)
Image 20To curtail violence, some schools have added CCTV surveillance cameras. This is especially common in schools with gang activity or violence. (from School)
Image 21Birkbeck, University of London (from College)
Image 22Sibelius Academy in Helsinki, Finland (from Music school)
Image 23A staged example of an online classroom using Jitsi. The teacher is sharing their screen. (from School)
Image 24One-room school in 1935, Alabama (from School)
Image 25City College of New York (from College)
Image 26St Patricks Primary school at Murrumbeena in Victoria, Australia (from History of education)
Image 27Pomona College (from College)
Image 28Albert 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 29St John's College, Johannesburg, a boys' school in South Africa (from College)
Image 30Ambachtschool (from Vocational school)
Image 31The Abbey of Cluny (from History of education)
Image 32Braude College of Engineering (from College)
Image 33Jacobs School of Music, part of Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana, has over 1,600 students. (from Music school)
Image 34A staged example of an online classroom using Jitsi. The teacher is sharing their screen. (from Online school)
Image 35Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia, one of the world's most elite conservatories (from Music school)
Image 36The University of Otago in New Zealand (from College)
Image 37The Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee is the oldest technical institution in Asia. (from College)
Image 38RAJUK Uttara Model College, located in the northern suburb of Uttara in the capital Dhaka (from College)
Image 39Williams College in Williamstown, Massachusetts, one of the oldest liberal arts colleges in the United States (from College)
Image 40First primary school in Nigeria, built in 1845 (from School)
Image 41A school building in Kannur, India (from School)
Image 42Vocational school in Lappajärvi, Finland (from Vocational school)
Image 43Loyola 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 44Seinäjoki College in Seinäjoki, South Ostrobothnia, Finland, in May 2018 (from College)
Image 45Scotch College, Melbourne, an independent secondary school in Australia (from College)
Image 46Vrapice Vocational School, Czech Republic (from Vocational school)
Image 47Scripps College (from College)
Image 48Bowdoin College (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 50The "red siminar", a college building pictured in the coat of arms of Nuuk, the capital city of Greenland (from College)
Image 51King's College London, established by a Royal Charter in 1829, is one of the founding colleges of the University of London. (from College)
Image 52Saint Anselm College (from College)
Image 53Based around Notre-Dame de Paris, the Notre-Dame school was an important centre of polyphonic music. (from Music school)
Image 54Mental Calculations. In the school of SRachinsky by Nikolay Bogdanov-Belsky. 1895. (from History of education)
Image 55Dongping County Vocational Secondary School, China (from Vocational school)
Image 56West 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 57World map indicating Education Index (2007/2008 Human Development Report)
- 0.950 and over
- 0.900–0.949
- 0.850–0.899
- 0.800–0.849
- 0.750–0.799
- 0.700–0.749
- 0.650–0.699
- 0.600–0.649
- 0.550–0.599
- 0.500–0.549
- 0.450–0.499
- 0.400–0.449
- 0.350–0.399
- under 0.350
- not available
(from History of education)

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