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State school - Definition and Overview

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State school is an expression used in the United Kingdom and other countries apart from the United States to distinguish schools provided by the government from "public schools" which are in fact private institutions.

In the United States, state school is a colloquial term for state university, a college or university in a state university system.

The oldest state school in England is Beverley Grammar School, which was founded in 700 AD.

Example Usage of school

pauspling: Great blog post on old-school newspapers (Zynga case): http://bit.ly/2vYe8I (via @bjornjeffery )
BLACCHYNA: I can't wait to get back in school in December so I can start my career! I love my life
becausebreecan_: AHH YES #bestfeeling when someone says "your shoes are the best in the school"
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