Phrase Hound found 890 phrases and 139 compound words that contain school. The most common are listed below. Open school in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 890
- high schoolAn institution which provides all or part of secondary education.
- school yearThe academic year of a school.
- public schoolCertain private schools, particularly (initially) any grammar school operated apart from the personal lands of its students or (from the 19th century) the feepaying secondary schools which developed from or were modelled upon them; a …
- primary schoolA formal, obligatory kind of school that typically begins with nursery school or first grade and ends at fifth or sixth grade.
- old schoolPreceded by the: a group of people characterized by being conservative or traditional; also, a method for accomplishing a task, a style, or a way of thinking that was employed in a former era, remembered either for its inferiority to the …
- school boardA governing body of people elected (a board of directors or board of trustees) to oversee management of a school district and represent the interests of residents.
- law schoolAn academic institution at which post-graduate students are prepared for the practice of law.
- graduate schoolA school that awards advanced degrees, such as doctoral degrees; a postgraduate school.
- school districtAn administrative unit responsible for public primary and secondary schools in a particular locality; the area under the jurisdiction of such an administrative unit.
- school busA bus which carries children to or from school.
- medical schoolA school that teaches medicine.
- private schoolAn educational institution that operates independently of government administration or public funding, typically financed through tuition, private donations, or endowments.
- boarding schoolA residential school, where the students are housed on-site (the school provides board and lodging as well as education), sometimes involuntarily, typically at a pre-collegiate level.
- school of thoughtA particular way of thinking or interpretation, typically one disputed by the speaker.
- music schoolA school whose main objective is teaching music.
- language schoolA school where foreign languages are taught
- middle schoolA school which crosses the traditional divide between primary school and secondary school.
- elementary schoolA children’s school, typically older than toddlers and younger than adolescents. In the U.S., elementary schools cover grades 1 through 5, and the ages of the children are usually 6-11 years. At a minimum, elementary schools will teach …
- secondary schoolA state school attended between the ages of 11 and 16 or 18 between primary school and university.
- school districtsplural of school district: An administrative unit responsible for public primary and secondary schools in a particular locality; the area under the jurisdiction of such an administrative unit.
- summer schoolAny of various academic sessions held in the summer at schools or universities when the usual students are away; either for supplementary or remedial study or as part of distance learning.
- nursery schoolAn educational institution for small children (normally around 3 to 5 years old, who not yet have begun primary school).
- school-ageAlternative form of school age.
- driving schoolAn institution where people learn to drive a land vehicle such as a car or motorcycle.
- new schoolA style, way of thinking, or method for accomplishing a task that is typical of the current era, as opposed to former eras.
Compound words 139
- scholarA student; one who studies at school or college, typically having a scholarship.
- schoolgirlA girl attending school.
- schoolboyA boy attending school.
- schoolhouseA building housing a school, especially a small or single-room one.
- schoolworkWork done for school, including both in class and as homework.
- schoolmasterA male teacher.
- schooldayA day during which the public schools are open, usually synonymous with weekday during the school year.
- schoolbookA textbook, a book used, or prepared for use, in school.
- schoolyardThe grounds around a school.
- schoolerA student, or in some cases member, of a particular type of school or schooling. (ordinarily used in combinations such as "high schooler")