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A school is both the educational institution and building designed to provide learning spaces and learning environments for the teaching of students under the direction of teachers. Most countries have systems of formal education, which is sometimes compulsory. In these systems, students progress through a series of schools that can be built and operated by both government and private organization. The names for these schools vary by country (discussed in the Regional terms section below) but generally include primary school for young children and secondary school for teenagers who have completed primary education. An institution where higher education is taught is commonly called a university college or university.

In addition to these core schools, students in a given country may also attend schools before and after primary (elementary in the U.S.) and secondary (middle school in the U.S.) education. Kindergarten or preschool provide some schooling to very young children (typically ages 3–5). University, vocational school, college or seminary may be available after secondary school. A school may be dedicated to one particular field, such as a school of economics or dance. Alternative schools may provide nontraditional curriculum and methods. (Full article...)

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The Royal National College for the Blind (RNC) is a co-educational specialist residential college of further education based in the English city of Hereford. Students who attend the college are aged 16 to 25 and blind or partially sighted. They can study a wide range of qualifications at RNC, from academic subjects such as English and Mathematics to more vocational topics such as Massage and Complementary Therapies. Alongside regular further education subjects and vocational training, the college offers training in mobility, assistive technology, Braille, independent living skills and personal development.

Founded in 1872 in London as the Royal Normal College and Academy for the Blind, the college had a number of homes before moving to its campus in Hereford; it was renamed The Royal National College for the Blind in the late 1970s. It has been a pioneer in the education of visually impaired people in Britain since the Victorian era, and, as of 2010, is the only college for visually impaired students in the United Kingdom to have been awarded Beacon Status in recognition of its outstanding teaching and learning. (Full article...)

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The Lycée Henri-IV (sometimes called HIV, H4, or Henri-Quatre) is a public secondary school located in Paris, France. Henri-IV is located in the nationally-historic buildings of the former Sainte Geneviève abbey. After the French Revolution, it was transformed into a public lycée, the first one in France. Its former pupils include French philosophers and writers such as Jean-Paul Sartre and André Gide.

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1878 – Phillips Academy plays a game of football against Phillips Exeter Academy, starting one of the oldest high school football rivalries in the United States

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1900 – Kyunggi High School, the oldest modern secondary school in Korea, opens in South Korea under an edict by King Gojong

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1959 – The United Nations General Assembly adopts the Declaration of the Rights of the Child, later the Convention on the Rights of the Child in 1989, and is often the day chosen by countries as their designated day to observe Universal Children's Day.

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1966 – The Plowden Report reviews Primary education in England in a wholesale fashion.

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Nathan Covington Brooks (August 12, 1809 – October 6, 1898) was an American educator, historian, and poet. Born in West Nottingham, Cecil County, Maryland, Brooks grew up to become the first principal of Baltimore City College, the third oldest public high school in the United States, and the only president of the Baltimore Female College, the first institution of higher education for women in Maryland. He also was the owner of the literary magazine The American Museum in which he published several works of the famed poet Edgar Allan Poe, and the author of several textbooks on classical literature. Brooks died in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Full article...)

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Image 1Pazhassiraja College in Pulpally, Kerala, India (from College)
Image 2György Dózsa Vocational Secondary School, Kalocsa, Hungary (from Vocational school)
Image 3Based around Notre-Dame de Paris, the Notre-Dame school was an important centre of polyphonic music. (from Music school)
Image 4Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia, one of the world's most elite conservatories (from Music school)
Image 5Seinäjoki College in Seinäjoki, South Ostrobothnia, Finland, in May 2018 (from College)
Image 6Number of Students Taking Distance Courses by Level (2012-2015) (from Online school)
Image 7King's College London in 1831, as engraved by J. C. Carter. It is one of the founding institutions of University of London, established in 1836. (from History of education)
Image 8First primary school in Nigeria, built in 1845 (from School)
Image 9Mental calculations. In the school of S. Rachinsky by Nikolay Bogdanov-Belsky. Russia, 1895. (from School)
Image 10Roman portraiture fresco of a young man with a papyrus scroll, from Herculaneum, 1st century AD (from History of education)
Image 11Corpus Christi College, one of the constituent colleges of the University of Cambridge in England (from College)
Image 12Literacy rates in Italy in 1861, shortly after the proclamation of the Kingdom of Italy. Italy lacks Lazio and the Triveneto, which were subsequently annexed. (from History of education)
Image 13Students in a carpentry trade school learning woodworking skills, c. 1920 (from Vocational school)
Image 14A staged example of an online classroom using Jitsi. The teacher is sharing their screen. (from School)
Image 15The University of Otago in New Zealand (from College)
Image 16Albert Bettannier's 1887 painting La Tache noire depicts a child being taught about the "lost" province of Alsace-Lorraine in the aftermath of the Franco-Prussian War – an example of how European schools were often used in order to inoculate Nationalism in their pupils. (from School)
Image 17Birkbeck, University of London (from College)
Image 18Diploma of secondary vocational education in Russia (from Vocational school)
Image 19The Abbey of Cluny (from History of education)
Image 20Scotch College, Melbourne, an independent secondary school in Australia (from College)
Image 21Pomona College (from College)
Image 22SUNY Purchase College (from College)
Image 23Aristotle and his disciples – Alexander, Demetrius, Theophrastus, and Strato, in an 1888 fresco in the portico of the National University of Athens (from History of education)
Image 24RAJUK Uttara Model College, located in the northern suburb of Uttara in the capital Dhaka (from College)
Image 25Bologna University in Italy, established in 1088 A.D., is the world's oldest university in continuous operation. (from History of education)
Image 26St Patricks Primary school at Murrumbeena in Victoria, Australia (from History of education)
Image 27The Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee is the oldest technical institution in Asia. (from College)
Image 28Williams College in Williamstown, Massachusetts, one of the oldest liberal arts colleges in the United States (from College)
Image 29Nalanda - teaching platform (from History of education)
Image 30Mosaic from Pompeii (1st c. BC) depicting Plato's Academy. (from History of education)
Image 31University of al-Qarawiyyin located in Fes, Morocco (from History of education)
Image 32Educational institution of this type in Canton, Michigan, United States (from Vocational school)
Image 33A staged example of an online classroom using Jitsi. The teacher is sharing their screen. (from Online school)
Image 34Mental Calculations. In the school of SRachinsky by Nikolay Bogdanov-Belsky. 1895. (from History of education)
Image 35A school entrance building in Australia (from School)
Image 36Braude College of Engineering (from College)
Image 37To curtail violence, some schools have added CCTV surveillance cameras. This is especially common in schools with gang activity or violence. (from School)
Image 38Plato's academy, mosaic from Pompeii (from School)
Image 39A madrasah in the Gambia (from School)
Image 40Dongping County Vocational Secondary School, China (from Vocational school)
Image 41Ambachtschool (from Vocational school)
Image 42Scripps College (from College)
Image 43Established in 1224 by Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor, University of Naples Federico II in Italy is the world's oldest state-funded university in continuous operation. (from History of education)
Image 44Vrapice Vocational School, Czech Republic (from Vocational school)
Image 45Saint Anselm College (from College)
Image 46King's College London, established by a Royal Charter in 1829, is one of the founding colleges of the University of London. (from College)
Image 47Graduates of the Saint Petersburg Conservatory in Russia include Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Sergey Prokofiev, Dmitri Shostakovich, and George Balanchine. (from Music school)
Image 48One-room school in 1935, Alabama (from School)
Image 49West Park Secondary School in Toronto is an example. It was built in 1968 for students with slow learning or special needs. (from Vocational school)
Image 50Royal College Colombo, a boys' school located in Colombo, Sri Lanka (from College)
Image 51Bowdoin College (from College)
Image 52City College of New York (from College)
Image 53Sibelius Academy in Helsinki, Finland (from Music school)
Image 54Istanbul University (1453) was founded by sultan Mehmed II as a Darülfünun. On 1 August 1933, as part of Atatürk's reforms, it was reorganized and became the Republic's first modern university. (from History of education)
Image 55The "red siminar", a college building pictured in the coat of arms of Nuuk, the capital city of Greenland (from College)
Image 56A high school in Milan in the 1920s. (from History of education)
Image 57Oberlin Conservatory of Music at Oberlin College in Oberlin, Ohio (from Music school)
Image 58A school building in Kannur, India (from School)
Image 59Percentage of Students Taking Distance Courses (2012-2015) (from Online school)
Image 60St John's College, Johannesburg, a boys' school in South Africa (from College)
Image 61A classroom block with schoolbag racks in Western Sydney, Australia (from School)
Image 62Dansk Skolemuseum (from History of education)
Image 63Loyola School, Chennai, India – run by the Catholic Diocese of Madras. Christian missionaries played a pivotal role in establishing modern schools in India. (from School)
Image 64Vocational school in Lappajärvi, Finland (from Vocational school)
Image 65Parliament Square, Trinity College Dublin in Ireland (from College)
Image 66World map indicating Education Index (2007/2008 Human Development Report)
- 0.950 and over
- 0.900–0.949
- 0.850–0.899
- 0.800–0.849
- 0.750–0.799
- 0.700–0.749
- 0.650–0.699
- 0.600–0.649
- 0.550–0.599
- 0.500–0.549
- 0.450–0.499
- 0.400–0.449
- 0.350–0.399
- under 0.350
- not available
(from History of education)
Image 67Typical school furniture of the period 1930s to 1950s in France (from History of education)
Image 68A high school building in Argos, Greece (from School)
Image 69Agnes Scott College (from College)
Image 70Jacobs School of Music, part of Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana, has over 1,600 students. (from Music school)

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