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independent school
noun
- (in Britain) a school that is neither financed nor controlled by the government or local authorities
- (in Australia) a school that is not part of the state system
Example Sentences
"We're a British independent school but sitting firmly within Nigerian cultural needs," says John Todd, head of Charterhouse Nigeria.
For 39 years, St Joseph's College, an independent school on the outskirts of the town, has organised a rugby festival.
He had a scholarship offer at Wisbech Grammar, a nearby independent school, but with family finances and siblings to consider he didn't take it up.
It was his host family who suggested he apply to Westbourne School, an independent school in nearby Penarth, and he was offered a free place under its refugee scholarship scheme.
An independent school in Leicestershire says it plans to close due to "financial challenges", including the introduction of VAT on school fees.
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