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independent school

noun

  1. (in Britain) a school that is neither financed nor controlled by the government or local authorities
  2. (in Australia) a school that is not part of the state system
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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"We're a British independent school but sitting firmly within Nigerian cultural needs," says John Todd, head of Charterhouse Nigeria.

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For 39 years, St Joseph's College, an independent school on the outskirts of the town, has organised a rugby festival.

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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.

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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.

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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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