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separate school

British

noun

(in Canada) a school for a large religious minority financed by its rates and administered by its own school board but under the authority of the provincial department of education

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It is a separate school from Braniel, but was to be housed in a classroom on the site of the 400-pupil primary.

From BBC • Jul. 28, 2021

Fulton County includes Atlanta, although the city has its own separate school district.

From New York Times • Mar. 8, 2020

The city is home to nine different public high school campuses that belong to four separate school districts.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 23, 2018

Nationally, most students who can’t talk are in self-contained classrooms or autism programs or, like Mike used to be, in a separate school for students with severe disabilities.

From Washington Post • Feb. 28, 2017

Here there's no separate school for extra-smart students, and she's coming in as a freshman, as they say, while I'll be a junior.

From "You Bring the Distant Near" by Mitali Perkins

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