national school

Government-run primary school

A national school is a primary school in Ireland funded and regulated by the state, typically under the patronage of the Catholic Church or other religious bodies.

The term dates to the establishment of a standardized education system in 1831.

She attended the local national school until age twelve.

scholastic

education

Systematic development of mind

classrooms · textbooks · enrollment · exams · grades · homework · principal · subjects · literacy · numeracy

civic

patriotism

Devotion to one's homeland

public education · civics · democracy · constitution · flag · policy · standardization · compulsory education · secular · public sector

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funding and governance

national schoolprivate school

Tuition-funded educational institution

independent school · prep school · charter school · academy

religious affiliation

national schoolparochial school

Church-sponsored educational institution

church school · Catholic school · religious school · convent school · parish school

geographic scope

national schoollocal school

Nearby educational institution

community school · regional school · village school · county school · international school

Family

school, nation, national, nationalism, international, nationality, nations, multinational, nationalist

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