independent school
Privately funded institution
An independent school is a private school that operates without government funding or direct state control, relying instead on tuition, endowments, and donations.
In the UK, the term often applies to elite institutions like Eton or Harrow.
In the US, it typically distinguishes nonprofit private schools from parochial or for-profit alternatives: She attended an independent school in New England.
Entering a vehicle
- parochialNarrow in perspective
- MontessoriChild-led educational philosophy
- WaldorfSalad or school type
- SteinerAustrian philosopher, educator
coeducational · single-sex · religious · secular · curriculum · extracurricular · headmaster · headmistress
Costs for services
- tuitionPayment for instruction
- scholarshipsFunds awarded for study
- financial aidFunding for education expenses
- bursariesEducational funding awards
endowment · fundraising · payment plans · means-tested · costly · expensive · affordability · annual fund
Having high standing
- academyInstitution of learning
- preparatoryDone before something else
- EtonElite English boarding school
- AndoverMassachusetts town with academy
Exeter · Phillips · Groton · Deerfield · tradition · alumni · legacy · venerable
Controlling one's own affairs
- nonprofitOrganization serving public good
- board of trusteesBody overseeing an institution
- accreditationOfficial quality approval
- charterFounding organizational document
bylaws · autonomy · unaffiliated · self-directed · headship · tax-exempt · foundation · oversight
Acts of letting in
- entrance examsTests for institutional admission
- academic rigorStrictness in intellectual pursuits
- scholarshipEducational funding or erudition
- meritocracyAdvancement through demonstrated ability
competitive · aptitude · assessment · standards · screening · application · achievement · examination
boarding
Entering a vehicle
- parochialNarrow in perspective
- MontessoriChild-led educational philosophy
- WaldorfSalad or school type
Steiner · coeducational · single-sex · religious · secular · curriculum · extracurricular · headmaster · headmistress · trustees
fees
Costs for services
- tuitionPayment for instruction
- scholarshipsFunds awarded for study
- financial aidFunding for education expenses
bursaries · endowment · fundraising · payment plans · means-tested · costly · expensive · affordability · annual fund · capital campaign
prestigious
Having high standing
- academyInstitution of learning
- preparatoryDone before something else
- EtonElite English boarding school
Andover · Exeter · Phillips · Groton · Deerfield · tradition · alumni · legacy · venerable · reputation
self-governing
Controlling one's own affairs
- nonprofitOrganization serving public good
- board of trusteesBody overseeing an institution
- accreditationOfficial quality approval
charter · bylaws · autonomy · unaffiliated · self-directed · headship · tax-exempt · foundation · oversight · mission statement
admissions
Acts of letting in
- entrance examsTests for institutional admission
- academic rigorStrictness in intellectual pursuits
- scholarshipEducational funding or erudition
meritocracy · competitive · aptitude · assessment · standards · screening · application · achievement · examination · cutoff
- educationeducation, teachers, students, learning, teaching
- schoolscollege, academy, university, kindergarten, seminary
- school termsfreshman, sophomore, junior, senior, homework
- school typespublic, private, charter, magnet, boarding
- Australian Schoolskindergarten, prep, classroom, canteen, tuckshop
- British SchoolsEton, Rugby, Winchester, Westminster, St. Paul's
independent schoolstate school
Government-run educational institution
public school · community school · county school · comprehensive school · free school
school, independent, schooling, independence, schooled, schools, schoolgirl, schoolboy, preschool