day school

[dey skool]

noun

1. a private school for students living outside the school (boarding school ).

   We are a co-ed boarding and day school for grades 9 to 12, on beautiful 200-acre grounds overlooking the lake.

2. a school for adults or mature students, held in the daytime (night school ).

   Our school board currently offers adults night school credits as well as a flexible day school program.

3. a usually independent school delivering alternative or specialized instruction throughout the regular school day, as opposed to only after school or on weekends.

   I attended Hebrew day school as a child, but now send my son to a public elementary school.

day school

noun

1. a private school taking day students only Compare boarding school

2. a school giving instruction during the daytime Compare night school

Word History and Origins

Origin of day school¹

First recorded in 1775–85

Example Sentences

“Your resolution would be appropriate in a Jewish day school, in a private school, not funded by taxpayer dollars.”

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The boy remains in Ghana and has been attending a day school there.

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The trans teenagers whom Democratic heavyweights are so willing to discard are showing greater courage by showing up at school every day school than the likes of Newsom can display from seats of political power.

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The girls, ages 13 to 17, were tossed together because a juvenile-court judge sentenced them to a strict day school called Carroll Academy.

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A Scottish council looks set to drop plans to switch to a four-and-a-half day school week following consultation.

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