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boarding school	A boarding school is a school where students live while they are studying. Most children who go to boarding schools are between the ages of 13 and 18. Boarding schools often give special classes in things like music, art, or sports. Parents who send their children to a boarding school often feel that they will get an education that prepares them well for college.
elementary school	Elementary school is a school for young children. Elementary school often begins with kindergarten and ends with fifth or sixth grade.
grade school	see "elementary school."
grammar school	see "elementary school."
high school	A high school is a school that begins with grades nine or ten and ends with grade twelve.
junior high school	a school between elementary school and high school; middle school. Junior high school usually includes grades seven, eight, and nine.
nursery school	A nursery school is a place where young children are taken care of while their parents are working or in school. It also teaches young children things they need to learn before going to kindergarten. Nowadays, the word "preschool" is used more often for this type of place.
primary school	a school that has the first three or four grades and sometimes kindergarten.
public school	in the US, an elementary, middle, or high school that is free and supported by people's taxes. [2 definitions]

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