private education
Fee-charging schools
Private education is schooling funded by tuition, endowments, or private organizations rather than public tax dollars.
Private schools range from elite prep academies to religious institutions to alternative programs.
The term encompasses primary, secondary, and higher education: She attended private education from kindergarten through college.
Parents choose private education for smaller classes, religious instruction, specialized curricula, or perceived prestige.
- boarding schoolResidential academic institution
- tutorIndividual instruction provider
- independent schoolSelf-governed educational institution
- preparatory schoolPre-university private institution
- Montessori methodEducational philosophy emphasizing independence
tuition fees · ivory tower · endowments · parochial · religious school · Eton · school tie · school blazer · international schools · alumni donations · old boys network · scholarships · voucher programs · merit-based aid · charter school · headmaster · trust fund · curriculum
- luxury goodsfine jewelry, luxury watches, Swiss watches, gold watches, platinum jewelry
- School Administrationprincipals, vice principal, school boards, assistant principal, headmaster
- Korean Educationcram school, academic pressure, entrance exam, class ranking, ranking system
private educationpublic education
Communal, tax-funded schooling
state education · public school · state school · public schooling · state-funded education
private educationpublic education
Communal, tax-funded schooling
open enrollment · universal education · free education · mass education · democratic education
private educationhomeschooling
Family-directed academic instruction
home education · unschooling · self-directed learning · autodidacticism · self-education