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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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The Presbyterian Ladies' College, Sydney (PLC Sydney) is an independent early learning, primary and secondary school for girls, located in Croydon, an inner-western suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The school has a non-selective enrolment policy, and caters for approximately 1,500 girls from age 4 to 18, including day students and 65 boarders. Established in 1888 by the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church of NSW, PLC Sydney is the oldest continuously running Presbyterian Church school in its state.

PLC Sydney offers the option of Cambridge Assessment International Education (CAIE) in Years 9 and 10 to supplement learning, in addition to the NSW Education Standards Authority courses (the HSC), as it enables students to sit examinations in globally recognised courses. From 2025, Cambridge A-Levels will be offered as an alternative to the HSC in Years 11 and 12. Students attend PLC Sydney from all regions of the greater metropolitan area, New South Wales, and overseas. The college is a founding member of the Association of Heads of Independent Girls' Schools and is affiliated with the Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia, the Junior School Heads Association of Australia, and the Australian Boarding Schools' Association. PLC Sydney is one of two Sydney schools in the Round Square organisation. Notable alumnae include the first qualified female architect in Australia and other pioneering women in education, law, and medicine. (Full article...)

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Stonyhurst College is an independent, Roman Catholic school in the Jesuit tradition located in rural Lancashire, England. Founded in 1593, Stonyhurst has a long-standing literary tradition. Former pupil Sir Arthur Conan Doyle modelled "Baskerville Hall" on Stonyhurst Hall, and named Sherlock Holmes' nemesis, Moriarty, after a fellow pupil. J.R.R. Tolkien wrote part of the Lord of the Rings in a classroom on the Upper Gallery during his stay at the College.

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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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Percy Henn in 1923

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 the New Zealand government has officially apologised for articles published in the New Zealand School Journal about the Moriori people in the early 20th century?
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... that British singer Hope Tala turned down an opportunity to pursue a master's degree at the University of Cambridge in favour of pursuing a career in music?
... that Oxford suffragist Myvanwy Rhys earned first-class honours from Newnham College, Cambridge, but was denied a degree?
... that American president Calvin Coolidge wrote his statement "I do not choose to run" at Rapid City High School?

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Image 1A high school in Milan in the 1920s. (from History of education)
Image 2Parliament Square, Trinity College Dublin in Ireland (from College)
Image 3Jacobs School of Music, part of Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana, has over 1,600 students. (from Music school)
Image 4Istanbul 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 5King'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 6Braude College of Engineering (from College)
Image 7A high school building in Argos, Greece (from School)
Image 8A classroom block with schoolbag racks in Western Sydney, Australia (from School)
Image 9Bowdoin College (from College)
Image 10RAJUK Uttara Model College, located in the northern suburb of Uttara in the capital Dhaka (from College)
Image 11The "red siminar", a college building pictured in the coat of arms of Nuuk, the capital city of Greenland (from College)
Image 12Pomona College (from College)
Image 13Sibelius Academy in Helsinki, Finland (from Music school)
Image 14Vrapice Vocational School, Czech Republic (from Vocational school)
Image 15Graduates of the Saint Petersburg Conservatory in Russia include Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Sergey Prokofiev, Dmitri Shostakovich, and George Balanchine. (from Music school)
Image 16A school entrance building in Australia (from School)
Image 17Percentage of Students Taking Distance Courses (2012-2015) (from Online school)
Image 18Nalanda - teaching platform (from History of education)
Image 19Mental calculations. In the school of S. Rachinsky by Nikolay Bogdanov-Belsky. Russia, 1895. (from School)
Image 20Ambachtschool (from Vocational school)
Image 21To curtail violence, some schools have added CCTV surveillance cameras. This is especially common in schools with gang activity or violence. (from School)
Image 22The Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee is the oldest technical institution in Asia. (from College)
Image 23Diploma of secondary vocational education in Russia (from Vocational school)
Image 24World map indicating Education Index (2007/2008 Human Development Report)
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Image 25Mental Calculations. In the school of SRachinsky by Nikolay Bogdanov-Belsky. 1895. (from History of education)
Image 26Saint Anselm College (from College)
Image 27Dongping County Vocational Secondary School, China (from Vocational school)
Image 28Number of Students Taking Distance Courses by Level (2012-2015) (from Online school)
Image 29Agnes Scott College (from College)
Image 30A staged example of an online classroom using Jitsi. The teacher is sharing their screen. (from School)
Image 31Students in a carpentry trade school learning woodworking skills, c. 1920 (from Vocational school)
Image 32Scotch College, Melbourne, an independent secondary school in Australia (from College)
Image 33First primary school in Nigeria, built in 1845 (from School)
Image 34One-room school in 1935, Alabama (from School)
Image 35West 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 36Corpus Christi College, one of the constituent colleges of the University of Cambridge in England (from College)
Image 37Established 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 38György Dózsa Vocational Secondary School, Kalocsa, Hungary (from Vocational school)
Image 39Educational institution of this type in Canton, Michigan, United States (from Vocational school)
Image 40SUNY Purchase College (from College)
Image 41Based around Notre-Dame de Paris, the Notre-Dame school was an important centre of polyphonic music. (from Music school)
Image 42St John's College, Johannesburg, a boys' school in South Africa (from College)
Image 43Scripps College (from College)
Image 44Seinäjoki College in Seinäjoki, South Ostrobothnia, Finland, in May 2018 (from College)
Image 45Aristotle 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 46Literacy 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 47Loyola 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 48A madrasah in the Gambia (from School)
Image 49University of al-Qarawiyyin located in Fes, Morocco (from History of education)
Image 50Roman portraiture fresco of a young man with a papyrus scroll, from Herculaneum, 1st century AD (from History of education)
Image 51A staged example of an online classroom using Jitsi. The teacher is sharing their screen. (from Online school)
Image 52Plato's academy, mosaic from Pompeii (from School)
Image 53Mosaic from Pompeii (1st c. BC) depicting Plato's Academy. (from History of education)
Image 54King's College London, established by a Royal Charter in 1829, is one of the founding colleges of the University of London. (from College)
Image 55Bologna University in Italy, established in 1088 A.D., is the world's oldest university in continuous operation. (from History of education)
Image 56Dansk Skolemuseum (from History of education)
Image 57A school building in Kannur, India (from School)
Image 58Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia, one of the world's most elite conservatories (from Music school)
Image 59Pazhassiraja College in Pulpally, Kerala, India (from College)
Image 60Birkbeck, University of London (from College)
Image 61The Abbey of Cluny (from History of education)
Image 62The University of Otago in New Zealand (from College)
Image 63Albert 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 64Vocational school in Lappajärvi, Finland (from Vocational school)
Image 65Williams College in Williamstown, Massachusetts, one of the oldest liberal arts colleges in the United States (from College)
Image 66Typical school furniture of the period 1930s to 1950s in France (from History of education)
Image 67Royal College Colombo, a boys' school located in Colombo, Sri Lanka (from College)
Image 68Oberlin Conservatory of Music at Oberlin College in Oberlin, Ohio (from Music school)
Image 69City College of New York (from College)
Image 70St Patricks Primary school at Murrumbeena in Victoria, Australia (from History of education)

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