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A school is an educational institution (and, in the case of in-person learning, the building) designed to provide learning environments for the teaching of students, usually 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 organizations. 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 West 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 was 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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1922 – Institut Le Rosey's first alumni association, the "Old Rosey Association", is created in Switzerland

1925 – In the Scopes Trial, the Criminal Court of Tennessee upholds the Bulter Act, which made it unlawful, in any state-funded educational establishment in Tennessee, "to teach any theory that denies the story of the Divine Creation of man as taught in the Bible, and to teach instead that man has descended from a lower order of animals". The case was a watershed in the creation-evolution controversy.

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1988 – The Education Reform Act of 1988 is introduced into England, Wales and Northern Ireland, ensuring that state schools of all Local Education Authorities have a common curriculum.

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1881 – Permission is received from Her Majesty Queen Victoria to rename Colombo Academy and Queens College in Sri Lanka to Royal College, Colombo

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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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Image 1Ambachtschool (from Vocational school)
Image 2Pomona College (from College)
Image 3Established 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 4St John's College, Johannesburg, a boys' school in South Africa (from College)
Image 5Mental Calculations. In the school of SRachinsky by Nikolay Bogdanov-Belsky. 1895. (from History of education)
Image 6Corpus Christi College, one of the constituent colleges of the University of Cambridge in England (from College)
Image 7A high school in Milan in the 1920s (from History of education)
Image 8Albert 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 9A staged example of an online classroom using Jitsi. The teacher is sharing their screen. (from Online school)
Image 10Scotch College, Melbourne, an independent secondary school in Australia (from College)
Image 11Oberlin Conservatory of Music at Oberlin College in Oberlin, Ohio (from Music school)
Image 12SUNY Purchase College (from College)
Image 13Diploma of secondary vocational education in Russia (from Vocational school)
Image 14World map indicating Education Index (2007/2008 Human Development Report)
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(from History of education)
Image 15Vrapice Vocational School, Czech Republic (from Vocational school)
Image 16Loyola 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 17St Patricks Primary school at Murrumbeena in Victoria, Australia (from History of education)
Image 18Braude College of Engineering (from College)
Image 19Royal College Colombo, a boys' school located in Colombo, Sri Lanka (from College)
Image 20Aristotle 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 21RAJUK Uttara Model College, located in the northern suburb of Uttara in the capital Dhaka (from College)
Image 22To curtail violence, some schools have added CCTV surveillance cameras. This is especially common in schools with gang activity or violence. (from School)
Image 23Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia, one of the world's most elite conservatoires (from Music school)
Image 24Students in a carpentry trade school learning woodworking skills, c. 1920 (from Vocational school)
Image 25Vocational school in Lappajärvi, Finland (from Vocational school)
Image 26Agnes Scott College (from College)
Image 27Mental calculations. In the school of S. Rachinsky by Nikolay Bogdanov-Belsky. Russia, 1895. (from School)
Image 28Dongping County Vocational Secondary School, China (from Vocational school)
Image 29Scripps College (from College)
Image 30Mosaic from Pompeii (1st c. BC) depicting Plato's Academy (from History of education)
Image 31Jacobs School of Music, part of Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana, has over 1,600 students. (from Music school)
Image 32Sibelius Academy in Helsinki, Finland (from Music school)
Image 33Based around Notre-Dame de Paris, the Notre-Dame school was an important centre of polyphonic music. (from Music school)
Image 34The Abbey of Cluny (from History of education)
Image 35Istanbul 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 36Saint Anselm College (from College)
Image 37One-room school in 1935, Alabama (from School)
Image 38Graduates of the Saint Petersburg Conservatory in Russia include Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Sergey Prokofiev, Dmitri Shostakovich, and George Balanchine. (from Music school)
Image 39A classroom block with schoolbag racks in Western Sydney, Australia (from School)
Image 40Bologna University in Italy, established in 1088 A.D., is the world's oldest university in continuous operation. (from History of education)
Image 41Typical school furniture of the period 1930s to 1950s in France (from History of education)
Image 42City College of New York (from College)
Image 43A staged example of an online classroom using Jitsi. The teacher is sharing their screen. (from School)
Image 44Nalanda - teaching platform (from History of education)
Image 45Percentage of Students Taking Distance Courses (2012–2015) (from Online school)
Image 46Parliament Square, Trinity College Dublin in Ireland (from College)
Image 47Dansk Skolemuseum (from History of education)
Image 48A school entrance building in Australia (from School)
Image 49Plato's academy, mosaic from Pompeii (from School)
Image 50Literacy 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)

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