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verbs
go to school
• Did you go to school in Paris?
attend (a) school
formal (= go to a school )
• Some of the children had not attended school very regularly before.
start school
• Children in Britain start school when they are five.
leave school
• He left school when he was 16.
send somebody to school
• His parents sent him to a private school.
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + school
a state school
British English , a public school American English (= a school that gets its money from the government )
• Universities want to encourage more applicants from state schools.
a private school
( also a public school British English ) (= a school where students pay to study )
• He was educated at a private school.
a night school
sb’s old school
(= the school someone went to when they were young )
• He went back to his old school to give a talk to the children.
a local school
(= a school near where someone lives )
• They sent their kids to the local school.
a boarding school
(= a school where children also live and sleep )
a day school
(= a school where children go during the day but go home in the evenings )
• The school is both a boarding school and a day school.
a nursery school
(= for children under 5 )
an infant school
British English (= for children aged 5 to 7 )
a primary school
British English , an elementary school American English (= for children up to 11 )
• Their children are still at primary school.
a secondary school
( also a high school British English ) (= for children from 11 to 16 or 18 )
a high school
American English (= a school for students aged 14 to 18 )
a comprehensive school
British English (= a secondary school for all children )
a grammar school
British English (= a secondary school for children who have passed an exam when they are 11 )
school + NOUN
school students
( also school pupils British English )
• Most school students have musical interests of some kind.
a school friend
• She met some old school friends.
a school uniform
• He was still wearing his school uniform.
the school holidays
British English
• The trip will take place during the school holidays.
the school run
British English (= the journey taking children to and from school each day )
• She had to be back in time for the school run.
the school playground
the school library
the school hall
the school bus
the school curriculum
• Head teachers were asked to incorporate road safety education in the school curriculum.
school meals/lunches
( also school dinners British English )
• We provide good-quality school meals.
a school governor
British English (= an elected person who works with teachers to make decisions about how a school is organized )
• The school governors have appointed a new head teacher.
the school board
American English (= the group of people who are elected to govern a school or group of schools )
• The courts have upheld the school board's right to dismiss striking teachers.
the school day
• Most children are tired at the end of the school day.
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noun ADJ. elementary, high, middle, nursery, prep/preparatory, primary, secondary | comprehensive, grammar, secondary modern | direct-grant, grant-maintained, state | independent, private, public (In Britain ‘public schools’ are private.) | special She attends a special school for children with learning difficulties. | boys', co-educational, girls', mixed, mixed-sex, single-sex | boarding, residential | day | Sunday | summer | local, rural, village | art, business, dance, drama, film, language, medical, riding, secretarial, training, etc. VERB + SCHOOL attend, go to | start | finish, leave | skip, (play) truant from | be/stay off, keep sb off His mum kept him off school for two weeks when he was ill. SCHOOL + NOUN curriculum | student | teacher (also schoolteacher) She's a middle-school teacher. | leaver | building, hall, library | term, year | holidays | bus | meals | rules | uniform | assembly | age She's got four children of school age. PREP. after ~ We're going to play football after school. | at (a/the) ~ She didn't do very well at school. Their son's at the school near the station. | in (a/the)~ Are the children still in school? the cleverest child in the school
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