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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separate school

Verified images also show damage to a separate school building in Urmia, northwestern Iran.

From BBC ● Mar. 6, 2026

The embassy was involved because the school had been chartered by the American, British and Canadian embassies but overseen by a separate school board.

From Washington Post ● Jul. 28, 2022

The goal is to eventually open a separate school and work with children in kindergarten through eighth grade.

From New York Times ● May 12, 2022

Ghajar recommends setting up a separate school zone for kids — not the dining table.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 7, 2020

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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