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A school is both the educational institution and building designed to provide learning spaces and learning environments for the teaching of students 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 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. (Full article...)

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Melbourne High School is a selective state school for boys in years 9 to 12 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It is currently ranked the second highest scoring school in Victoria, and the highest available for boys. Its sister school for girls is the Mac.Robertson Girls' High School. Alumni range from Sir John Eccles, Nobel Prize winner in Medicine, to Nick Green, a two-time Olympic gold medalist in rowing.

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1878 – Phillips Academy plays a game of football against Phillips Exeter Academy, starting one of the oldest high school football rivalries in the United States

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1900 – Kyunggi High School, the oldest modern secondary school in Korea, opens in South Korea under an edict by King Gojong

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1959 – The United Nations General Assembly adopts the Declaration of the Rights of the Child, later the Convention on the Rights of the Child in 1989, and is often the day chosen by countries as their designated day to observe Universal Children's Day.

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1966 – The Plowden Report reviews Primary education in England in a wholesale fashion.

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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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Image 1The Abbey of Cluny (from History of education)
Image 2A school building in Kannur, India (from School)
Image 3Corpus Christi College, one of the constituent colleges of the University of Cambridge in England (from College)
Image 4World map indicating Education Index (2007/2008 Human Development Report)
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Image 5To curtail violence, some schools have added CCTV surveillance cameras. This is especially common in schools with gang activity or violence. (from School)
Image 6City College of New York (from College)
Image 7King's College London, established by a Royal Charter in 1829, is one of the founding colleges of the University of London. (from College)
Image 8A classroom block with schoolbag racks in Western Sydney, Australia (from School)
Image 9Saint Anselm College (from College)
Image 10Plato's academy, mosaic from Pompeii (from School)
Image 11Dongping County Vocational Secondary School, China (from Vocational school)
Image 12György Dózsa Vocational Secondary School, Kalocsa, Hungary (from Vocational school)
Image 13Oberlin Conservatory of Music at Oberlin College in Oberlin, Ohio (from Music school)
Image 14RAJUK Uttara Model College, located in the northern suburb of Uttara in the capital Dhaka (from College)
Image 15Nalanda - teaching platform (from History of education)
Image 16Students in a carpentry trade school learning woodworking skills, c. 1920 (from Vocational school)
Image 17Pomona College (from College)
Image 18Vrapice Vocational School, Czech Republic (from Vocational school)
Image 19Pazhassiraja College in Pulpally, Kerala, India (from College)
Image 20Agnes Scott College (from College)
Image 21Birkbeck, University of London (from College)
Image 22A high school in Milan in the 1920s. (from History of education)
Image 23Royal College Colombo, a boys' school located in Colombo, Sri Lanka (from College)
Image 24University of al-Qarawiyyin located in Fes, Morocco (from History of education)
Image 25Mosaic from Pompeii (1st c. BC) depicting Plato's Academy. (from History of education)
Image 26Parliament Square, Trinity College Dublin in Ireland (from College)
Image 27First primary school in Nigeria, built in 1845 (from School)
Image 28Sibelius Academy in Helsinki, Finland (from Music school)
Image 29Typical school furniture of the period 1930s to 1950s in France (from History of education)
Image 30Educational institution of this type in Canton, Michigan, United States (from Vocational school)
Image 31King'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 32A high school building in Argos, Greece (from School)
Image 33Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia, one of the world's most elite conservatories (from Music school)
Image 34A school entrance building in Australia (from School)
Image 35The Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee is the oldest technical institution in Asia. (from College)
Image 36Mental Calculations. In the school of SRachinsky by Nikolay Bogdanov-Belsky. 1895. (from History of education)
Image 37Roman portraiture fresco of a young man with a papyrus scroll, from Herculaneum, 1st century AD (from History of education)
Image 38Seinäjoki College in Seinäjoki, South Ostrobothnia, Finland, in May 2018 (from College)
Image 39The University of Otago in New Zealand (from College)
Image 40West Park Secondary School in Toronto is an example. It was built in 1968 for students with slow learning or special needs. (from Vocational school)
Image 41Jacobs School of Music, part of Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana, has over 1,600 students. (from Music school)
Image 42St John's College, Johannesburg, a boys' school in South Africa (from College)
Image 43St Patricks Primary school at Murrumbeena in Victoria, Australia (from History of education)
Image 44Scotch College, Melbourne, an independent secondary school in Australia (from College)
Image 45Aristotle 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 46Percentage of Students Taking Distance Courses (2012-2015) (from Online school)
Image 47Established 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 48Braude College of Engineering (from College)
Image 49Istanbul 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 50Diploma of secondary vocational education in Russia (from Vocational school)
Image 51Williams College in Williamstown, Massachusetts, one of the oldest liberal arts colleges in the United States (from College)
Image 52Bologna University in Italy, established in 1088 A.D., is the world's oldest university in continuous operation. (from History of education)
Image 53Vocational school in Lappajärvi, Finland (from Vocational school)
Image 54Loyola 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 55Dansk Skolemuseum (from History of education)
Image 56Graduates of the Saint Petersburg Conservatory in Russia include Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Sergey Prokofiev, Dmitri Shostakovich, and George Balanchine. (from Music school)
Image 57A madrasah in the Gambia (from School)
Image 58Literacy 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 59Based around Notre-Dame de Paris, the Notre-Dame school was an important centre of polyphonic music. (from Music school)
Image 60Number of Students Taking Distance Courses by Level (2012-2015) (from Online school)
Image 61Albert 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 62Scripps College (from College)
Image 63Bowdoin College (from College)
Image 64Mental calculations. In the school of S. Rachinsky by Nikolay Bogdanov-Belsky. Russia, 1895. (from School)
Image 65SUNY Purchase College (from College)
Image 66A staged example of an online classroom using Jitsi. The teacher is sharing their screen. (from Online school)
Image 67A staged example of an online classroom using Jitsi. The teacher is sharing their screen. (from School)
Image 68Ambachtschool (from Vocational school)
Image 69The "red siminar", a college building pictured in the coat of arms of Nuuk, the capital city of Greenland (from College)
Image 70One-room school in 1935, Alabama (from School)

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