independent school
Britishnoun
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(in Britain) a school that is neither financed nor controlled by the government or local authorities
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(in Australia) a school that is not part of the state system
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In the Cypress-Fairbanks independent school district, a typical licence plate lookup in April 2024 searched around 270 networks of cameras.
From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026
The College of Europe is an independent school attended by aspiring EU civil servants.
From BBC ● Dec. 3, 2025
"We're an independent school so children who want to attend the school have got to apply to the Education Authority," she said.
From BBC ● Nov. 27, 2025
Rudd was employed by Plymouth College, an independent school, until 2017.
From BBC ● May 19, 2025
Pythagoras was the senior, and doubtless his ideas may have influenced the others more or less, though each is usually spoken of as the founder of an independent school.
From A History of Science — Volume 1 by Edward Huntington Williams
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