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A school is the 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 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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Pathlight School Campus 1 in 2011

Pathlight School is a special school for children with autism in Singapore. Founded in 2004, it is run by the non-profit Autism Resource Centre and comprises one half of the national educational provision for autistic children. The school educates students in social and life skills, teaches them mainstream curriculum subjects and prepares them for employment in an autism friendly environment.

The school has 2 branches, one in Ang Mo Kio (Campus 1 and 2) and the other, a new campus in Tampines (as of 2025). (Full article...)

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The Lycée Henri-IV (sometimes called HIV, H4, or Henri-Quatre) is a public secondary school located in Paris, France. Henri-IV is located in the nationally-historic buildings of the former Sainte Geneviève abbey. After the French Revolution, it was transformed into a public lycée, the first one in France. Its former pupils include French philosophers and writers such as Jean-Paul Sartre and André Gide.

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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

... that a basketball team from Wendell Phillips Academy High School (pictured) was drafted to form the nucleus of the original Harlem Globetrotters?

... that Salisbury Cathedral School was founded over 900 years ago by a saint?

... that the radio station of North Community High School in Minneapolis, Minnesota used to be the official broadcaster for traffic reports in the area?

Mom Luang Pin Malakul (Thai: หม่อมหลวงปิ่น มาลากุล; 24 October 1903 – 5 October 1995) was a Thai professor, educator and writer. His contributions to education in Thailand include the establishment of various institutions of higher education, the introduction of fixed class schedules, and the implementation of teacher-training programmes. In his career he served as Director-General of the Department of General Education, later becoming Permanent Secretary, and Minister, of Education. He was also a member of the executive board of UNESCO. His writings earned him the title of National Artist in 1987, and the 100th anniversary of his birth was celebrated by the UNESCO in 2003 as recognition of his contribution to the advancement of education in Thailand and Southeast Asia. (Full article...)

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... that according to Ron Howard, his high school classmates teased him by whistling "The Andy Griffith Show Theme"?
... that Michael O'Kane never received approval to begin constructing a building for the College of the Holy Cross?
... that College Football Hall of Fame inductee Scott Reppert was a three-time Little All-American at running back and an Academic All-American in the classroom?
... that Yeshiva University basketball star Dave Kufeld was the first Orthodox Jew ever to be selected in the NBA draft?
... that a 1968 protest at Bucks County Community College was one of only two gay-rights protests in the United States to occur on a college campus prior to the Stonewall riots?
... that Nilofer Khan was appointed the first woman vice-chancellor of the University of Kashmir on 19 May 2022?
... that Iraqi psychologist Nuri Ja'far, in his youth, was denied admission to the College of Medicine University of Baghdad by Harry Sinderson?
... that a high school evicted a Pennsylvania TV station?

The following are images from various school-related articles on Wikipedia.

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

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