public school

educational institution which is supported by the state through taxes; (British) private secondary school

The term public school has three distinct meanings:In the USA and Canada, elementary or secondary school supported and administered by state and local officials.In Scotland, primary or high school administered by a local authority, though some fee-paying schools are referred to as 'public schools' by both the British media and commonly by their students.In England, Wales, Northern Ireland and some other English-speaking Commonwealth countries, a private or 'independent', fee-paying school, traditionally single sex but today (especially in the UK) most have become co-educational.
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Noun
1. a tuition free school in the United States supported by taxes and controlled by a school board
(hypernym) school
(hyponym) charter school
2. private independent secondary school in Great Britain supported by endowment and tuition
(hypernym) secondary school, lyceum, lycee, Gymnasium, middle school
(hyponym) Eton College
(classification) United Kingdom, UK, Great Britain, GB, Britain, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Synonyms and related words:
Gymnasium, Latin school, Realgymnasium, Realschule, academy, alternate, alternative school, blab school, boarding school, central school, consolidated school, continuation school, correspondence school, country day school, dame school, day school, evening school, extension, finishing school, free school, grammar school, high, high school, informal school, intermediate school, junior high, junior high school, middle school, night school, nongraded school, open classroom school, pensionat, platoon school, prep school, preparatory school, private school, progressive school, school without walls, secondary school, seminary, senior high, senior high school, special school, storefront school, street academy, summer school, union school, vacation school
  

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