correspondence school

American  

noun

1. a school operating on a system in which study materials and tests are mailed to the students, who in turn mail their work back to the school for grading.

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correspondence school British  

noun

1. an educational institution that offers tuition ( correspondence courses ) by post

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Etymology

Origin of correspondence school

First recorded in 1885–90

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Example Sentences

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correspondence school

Actual high school student Rogen got a head start while still on set: “I told them I was doing correspondence school from Canada and just wrote ‘Superbad’ all day.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2024

That focus came after a judge found that laws around correspondence school allotments “were drafted with the express purpose of allowing purchases of private educational services with the public correspondence student allotments.”

From Seattle Times ● May 16, 2024

“Bedknobs and Broomsticks” is no more than passable family entertainment, but Lansbury acquits herself as an amateur witch who’s learning her craft via correspondence school.

From New York Times ● Oct. 11, 2022

Instead, Emerson offered distance courses through the University of Nebraska High School, a onetime correspondence school.

From Washington Post ● Oct. 29, 2021

“But this is important. Really important. The correspondence school is offering a science course.”

From "On the Far Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George

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