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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 International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IBDP) is a two-year educational programme primarily aimed at 16-to-19-year-olds in 140 countries around the world. The programme provides an internationally accepted qualification for entry into higher education and is recognized by many universities worldwide. It was developed in the early-to-mid-1960s in Geneva, Switzerland, by a group of international educators. After a six-year pilot programme that ended in 1975, a bilingual diploma was established.

Administered by the International Baccalaureate (IB), the IBDP is taught in schools in over 140 countries, in one of five languages: Chinese, English, French, German, or Spanish. In order to offer the IB diploma, schools must be certified as an IB school. IBDP students complete assessments in six subjects, traditionally one from each of the 6 subject groups (although students may choose to forgo a group 6 subject such as Art or music, instead choosing an additional subject from one of the other groups). In addition, they must fulfill the three core requirements, namely CAS, TOK and the Extended Essay. Students are evaluated using both internal and external assessments, and courses finish with an externally assessed series of examinations, usually consisting of two or three timed written tests. Internal assessment varies by subject: there may be oral presentations, practical work, or written work. In most cases, these are initially graded by the classroom teacher, whose grades are then verified or modified, as necessary, by an appointed external moderator. (Full article...)

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Raffles Institution is an independent boys' secondary school in Singapore. Founded in 1823 as Singapore Institution by Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles, it was consistently ranked as one of the top secondary schools in Singapore in the now-defunct official school rankings released by the Ministry of Education. Notable alumni include Yusof bin Ishak and Benjamin Henry Sheares, the first and second Presidents of Singapore, respectively.

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1922 – Institut Le Rosey's first alumni association, the "Old Rosey Association," is created in Switzerland

1925 – In the Scopes Trial, the Criminal Court of Tennessee upholds the Bulter Act, which made it unlawful, in any state-funded educational establishment in Tennessee, "to teach any theory that denies the story of the Divine Creation of man as taught in the Bible, and to teach instead that man has descended from a lower order of animals." The case was a watershed in the creation-evolution controversy.

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1988 – The Education Reform Act of 1988 is introduced into England, Wales and Northern Ireland, ensuring that state schools of all Local Education Authorities have a common curriculum.

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1881 – Permission is received from Her Majesty Queen Victoria to rename Colombo Academy and Queens College in Sri Lanka to Royal College, Colombo

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Ellen Cicely Wilkinson (8 October 1891 – 6 February 1947) was a British Labour Party politician who served as Minister of Education from July 1945 until her death. Earlier in her career, as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Jarrow, she became a national figure when she played a prominent role in the 1936 Jarrow March of the town's unemployed to London to petition for the right to work. Although unsuccessful at that time, the March provided an iconic image for the 1930s and helped to form post-Second World War attitudes to unemployment and social justice.

Wilkinson was born into a poor though ambitious Manchester family and she embraced socialism at an early age. After graduating from the University of Manchester, she worked for a women's suffrage organisation and later as a trade union officer. Inspired by the Russian Revolution of 1917, Wilkinson joined the British Communist Party, and preached revolutionary socialism while seeking constitutional routes to political power through the Labour Party. She was elected Labour MP for Middlesbrough East in 1924, and supported the 1926 General Strike. In the 1929–31 Labour government, she served as Parliamentary Private Secretary to the junior Health Minister. She made a connection with a young female member and activist Jennie Lee. Following her defeat at Middlesbrough in 1931, Wilkinson became a prolific journalist and writer, before returning to parliament as Jarrow's MP in 1935. She was a strong advocate for the Republican government in the Spanish Civil War, and made several visits to the battle zones. (Full article...)

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Image 1Saint Anselm College (from College)
Image 2RAJUK Uttara Model College, located in the northern suburb of Uttara in the capital Dhaka (from College)
Image 3Mental Calculations. In the school of SRachinsky by Nikolay Bogdanov-Belsky. 1895. (from History of education)
Image 4A school entrance building in Australia (from School)
Image 5West 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 6Bowdoin College (from College)
Image 7Plato's academy, mosaic from Pompeii (from School)
Image 8Ambachtschool (from Vocational school)
Image 9Parliament Square, Trinity College Dublin in Ireland (from College)
Image 10Agnes Scott College (from College)
Image 11Based around Notre-Dame de Paris, the Notre-Dame school was an important centre of polyphonic music. (from Music school)
Image 12Sibelius Academy in Helsinki, Finland (from Music school)
Image 13Williams College in Williamstown, Massachusetts, one of the oldest liberal arts colleges in the United States (from College)
Image 14King's College London, established by a Royal Charter in 1829, is one of the founding colleges of the University of London. (from College)
Image 15György Dózsa Vocational Secondary School, Kalocsa, Hungary (from Vocational school)
Image 16Diploma of secondary vocational education in Russia (from Vocational school)
Image 17Vocational school in Lappajärvi, Finland (from Vocational school)
Image 18Braude College of Engineering (from College)
Image 19Birkbeck, University of London (from College)
Image 20Albert 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 21To curtail violence, some schools have added CCTV surveillance cameras. This is especially common in schools with gang activity or violence. (from School)
Image 22Educational institution of this type in Canton, Michigan, United States (from Vocational school)
Image 23Dongping County Vocational Secondary School, China (from Vocational school)
Image 24Royal College Colombo, a boys' school located in Colombo, Sri Lanka (from College)
Image 25SUNY Purchase College (from College)
Image 26The "red siminar", a college building pictured in the coat of arms of Nuuk, the capital city of Greenland (from College)
Image 27Percentage of Students Taking Distance Courses (2012-2015) (from Online school)
Image 28Seinäjoki College in Seinäjoki, South Ostrobothnia, Finland, in May 2018 (from College)
Image 29Graduates of the Saint Petersburg Conservatory in Russia include Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Sergey Prokofiev, Dmitri Shostakovich, and George Balanchine. (from Music school)
Image 30A school building in Kannur, India (from School)
Image 31King'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 32Mental calculations. In the school of S. Rachinsky by Nikolay Bogdanov-Belsky. Russia, 1895. (from School)
Image 33A staged example of an online classroom using Jitsi. The teacher is sharing their screen. (from School)
Image 34St Patricks Primary school at Murrumbeena in Victoria, Australia (from History of education)
Image 35Vrapice Vocational School, Czech Republic (from Vocational school)
Image 36The University of Otago in New Zealand (from College)
Image 37Jacobs School of Music, part of Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana, has over 1,600 students. (from Music school)
Image 38Pomona College (from College)
Image 39The University of Cambridge (founded in 1209) and many other universities were founded during the Middle Ages. (from History of education)
Image 40St John's College, Johannesburg, a boys' school in South Africa (from College)
Image 41A high school building in Argos, Greece (from School)
Image 42Oberlin Conservatory of Music at Oberlin College in Oberlin, Ohio (from Music school)
Image 43Corpus Christi College, one of the constituent colleges of the University of Cambridge in England (from College)
Image 44World 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 45Number of Students Taking Distance Courses by Level (2012-2015) (from Online school)
Image 46Loyola 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 47A madrasah in the Gambia (from School)
Image 48One-room school in 1935, Alabama (from School)
Image 49A staged example of an online classroom using Jitsi. The teacher is sharing their screen. (from Online school)
Image 50First primary school in Nigeria, built in 1845 (from School)
Image 51Scotch College, Melbourne, an independent secondary school in Australia (from College)
Image 52Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia, one of the world's most elite conservatories (from Music school)
Image 53City College of New York (from College)
Image 54The Abbey of Cluny (from History of education)
Image 55Scripps College (from College)
Image 56The Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee is the oldest technical institution in Asia. (from College)
Image 57Students in a carpentry trade school learning woodworking skills, c. 1920 (from Vocational school)

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