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'''Private schools''', or [[independent school]]s, are [[schools]] not administered by local or national [[government]], which retain the right to select their [[student]] body and are funded in whole or in part by charging their students [[tuition]] rather than with public ([[state]]) funds. In the [[United Kingdom]] and some other [[Commonwealth of Nations|Commonwealth]] countries the use of the term is generally restricted to [[primary education|primary]] and [[secondary education|secondary]] educational levels: it is almost never used of [[universities]] or other [[tertiary education|tertiary]] institutions.
 
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==Types of private school in [[North America]]==
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==Types of private school in [[England]] and [[Wales]]==
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Generally called independent schools because of their freedom to operate outside of government regulation, private schools are favoured by a significant minority of parents because of their frequent achievement of academic standards higher than those of the state sector. Independent primary schools are called ''[[preparatory school (UK)|preparatory school]]s'', preparing pupils not for admission to a [[university]] as in the United States, but to an independent [[secondary school]]. Such independent secondary schools are often - somewhat confusingly - called [[public school (England)|public schools]], though this term is primarily used of the older and more prestigious schools, like [[Eton College|Eton]] and [[Harrow School|Harrow]]. Many of these schools are boarding schools.
 
Due to their ancient foundation, many public schools have a religious character, although this does not generally aim at pupils' religious indoctrination and does not preclude pupils of other faiths attending if they wish. Religion is not as important an aspect in the majority of parents' decision to send their child to an independent school as it is in the United States, due to the requirement of state schools to timetable periods of Christian worship.
 
Although the majority of independent schools in [[England]] and [[Wales]] aim at high academic standards, a small number provide support for those experiencing difficulties in mainstream education.
==See also==
*[[Independent school]]
*[[Independent school (UK)]]
*[[Catholic school]]
*[[Public school]]
*[[Free schools]]
*[[Private university]]
*[[Boarding school]]
[[Category:School types]]
 
== External links ==
 
* [http://www.nais.org National Association of Independent Schools]
* [http://www.schools.com The Association of Boarding Schools]
* [http://www.eschoolsearch.com eSchoolSearch Directory]
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