feeder school

Student source school

A feeder school is an educational institution that supplies students to a particular school at the next level.

An elementary school might be a feeder for a specific middle school, or a high school might send most of its graduates to a nearby state university: Our high school is a feeder school for the local community college.

The term implies an established pipeline between institutions.

primary

elementary

Of first principles

preparatory · pre-K · primary education · early learning · childhood education · reception · junior high

pipeline

transition

Change from one state

progression · stepping stone · gateway · acceptance · admissions · pathway · track · recruitment · intake · transfer

preparation

curriculum

Educational program's content plan

study skills · test preparation · tutoring · enrichment · honors courses · prerequisites · foundation · qualifications · standards · benchmarks

institutional

academy

Institution of learning

tuition · endowment · alumni network · legacy · tradition · accreditation

Categories
Opposites
educational pipeline position

feeder schoolsenior school

Education for adolescents

upper school · finishing school

institutional dependency/prestige

feeder schoolOxbridge

Combined name, two universities

independent school

Family

feed, feeder, feeding, feeds, fodder, foster, school, schools, schooled

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