SCHOOLS AND EDUCATION

Vocabulary

Types of Schools

• state school - a school paid by the government which gives free education
• private school - a non-government school whwre you have to pay 
• boarding school - a school where pupils live during school term
• nursery school - a school for very young children at the age of 1-4
• infant school
• junior school
• elementary school
• primary school - a school for young children from 4 to 11 years old
• secondary school - a scool for older children from 11 to 18 
• high school
• co-educational school - a school for boys and girls
• single-sex school - a school for only boys or girls
• comprehensive school - all-inclusive schools in Great Britain
• specialist school - a school students go to for a particular reason
• public school - private school in Great Britain
• independent school - the most espensive private school in Great Britain
• higher vocational school
• technical school

People at school

learners

• pupil (junior/senior pupil)
• schoolboy/schoolgirl
• schoolchildren
• student (a motivated student)
• classmate
• school leaver
• graduate
• a swot
• bully

staff

• headmaster / headteacher
• Assistant Principle
• teacher (a strict / fair / helpful teacher)
• secretary
• tutor
• form teacher
• janitor
• librarian
• psychologist
• nurse

School facilities 

• classroom (Computer room, Art room, Music room)
• library
• gym
• changing room
• canteen
• Assembly Hall
• laboratory (lab, Science Lab)
• Headmaster’s Office
• staff room
• workshop
• locker
• dormitory

Useful vocabulary

• lesson / class
• deadline
• knowledge
• education
•         free education
•         compulsory education
• mark / grade
• timetable
• break
• subjects
• school utensils/things
• school uniform 
• school rules
• form / grade
• curriculum
• after school activities
• extra-curricular activities
• GCSE 
• A-level exams
• degree
• advanced
• tuition fees

• to learn
• to study
• to attend school/courses
• to get marks
• to cheat
• to fall behind / to lag behind
• to skip classes
• to miss classes
• to leave school
• to graduate (from University) 
• to enter the University
• to enroll on a course
• to get scholarship
• to get education
• to wear school uniform
• to take/sit an exam
• to pass an exam
• to fail an exam
• to retake an exam