public schools

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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