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public school

n.

1. An elementary or secondary school in the United States supported by public funds and providing free education for children of a community or district.

2. A private boarding school in Great Britain for pupils between the ages of 13 and 18.

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public school

Noun

1. (in England and Wales) a private independent fee-paying secondary school

2. (in certain Canadian provinces) a public elementary school as distinguished from a separate school

3. (in the US) any school that is part of a free local educational system

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	public school - a tuition free school in the United States supported by taxes and controlled by a school board school - an educational institution; "the school was founded in 1900" charter school - an experimental public school for kindergarten through grade 12; created and organized by teachers and parents and community leaders; operates independently of other schools
	2.	public school - private independent secondary school in Great Britain supported by endowment and tuition Gymnasium, lycee, lyceum, middle school, secondary school - a school for students intermediate between elementary school and college; usually grades 9 to 12 Eton College - a public school for boys founded in 1440; located in Berkshire Winchester College - the oldest English public school; located in Winchester Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom

Translations

public school n (BRIT) → colegio privado;

(US) → instituto

public school

En Inglaterra el término public school se usa para referirse a un colegio privado de pago, generalmente de alto prestigio social y en régimen de internado. Algunos de los más conocidos son Eton o Harrow. Muchos de sus alumnos estudian previamente hasta los 13 años en un centro privado de pago llamado "prep(aratory) school" y al terminar el bachiller pasan a estudiar en las universidades de Oxford y Cambridge. En otros lugares como Estados Unidos el mismo término se refiere a una escuela pública de enseñanza gratuita administrada por el Estado.

public school public n (Brit) → école privée;

(US) → école publique

public school

Une public school est un établissement d'enseignement secondaire privé. Bon nombre d'entre elles sont des pensionnats. Beaucoup ont également une école primaire qui leur est rattachée (une "prep" ou "preparatory school") pour préparer les élèves au cycle secondaire. Ces écoles sont en général prestigieuses, et les frais de scolarité sont très élevés dans les plus connues (Westminster, Eton, Harrow). Beaucoup d'élèves vont ensuite à l'université, et un grand nombre entre à Oxford ou à Cambridge. Les grands industriels, les députés et les hauts fonctionnaires sortent souvent de ces écoles. Aux États-Unis, le terme "public school" désigne tout simplement une école publique gratuite.

public school public n (Brit) → Privatschule f;

(US) → staatliche Schule f

public school

Public school bezeichnet vor allem in England eine weiterführende Privatschule, meist eine Internatsschule mit hohem Prestige, an die oft auch eine preparatory school angeschlossen ist. Public schools werden von einem Schulbeirat verwaltet und durch Stiftungen und Schulgelder, die an den bekanntesten Schulen wie Eton, Harrow und Westminster sehr hoch sein konnen, finanziert. Die meisten Schüler einer public school gehen zur Universität, oft nach Oxford oder Cambridge. Viele Industrielle, Abgeordnete und hohe Beamte haben eine public school besucht. In Schottland und den USA bedeutet public school eine öffentliche, vom Steuerzahler finanzierte Schule.

public school n (BRIT) → scuola privata;

(US) → scuola statale

public school

In Inghilterra le public schools sono scuole o collegi privati di istruzione secondaria, spesso di un certo prestigio. In Scozia e negli Stati Uniti, invece, le public schools sono scuole pubbliche gratuite amministrate dallo stato.