private academies
Tuition-charging institutions
Private academies are schools funded by tuition and private sources rather than public taxes.
The term often refers to independent secondary schools—prep schools, military academies, religious schools—that operate outside the public system.
She transferred to a private academy for her junior year.
Private academies may also offer specialized training in arts, sports, or professional skills.
- international schoolsSchools with multinational student bodies
- boarding schoolsResidential institutions for pupils
- scholarshipsFunds awarded for study
- Ivy LeagueElite university athletic conference
- Montessori schoolsChild-centered educational institutions
tuition fees · preparatory schools · college prep · endowments · religious schools · honor code · small class sizes · alumni networks · admissions policies · bilingual education · classical education · legacy admissions · elite institutions · trust fund · social stratification · Waldorf schools · fundraising campaigns · holistic education
- elite schoolspreparatory schools, selective schools, Ivy League, grammar schools, boarding schools
- Private Schoolsprep school, prep schools, boarding school, boarding schools, independent schools
- Asian educationcivil service exams, Peking University, examination halls, scholar-officials, Confucianism
- elite educationboarding schools, prep schools, international schools, elite schools, Eton
- school historypublic schooling, school reforms, college history, teacher training, school districts
- Edo scholarshipNeo-Confucianism, herbalism
private academiespublic schools
Government-funded educational institutions
state schools · government schools · public education · community schools · district schools
private academiespublic schools
Government-funded educational institutions
neighborhood schools · comprehensive schools · universal education · mass education · free schools
private academieshomeschooling
Family-directed academic instruction
home education · unschooling · autodidacticism · self-directed learning · informal education