Public School

Public school may refer to:

  • State school in Australia, Canada, Scotland, and the United States, a school funded with tax revenue and administered by a government or governmental agency
  • Public school (United Kingdom) – a group of around 10% of the fee-paying independent schools in the United Kingdom which are considered especially prestigious.
  • Public university, in some countries, e.g. the United States, any university operated by the state, as opposed to being a private enterprise.

Famous quotes containing the words public and/or school:

    “The first man to discover Chinook salmon in the Columbia, caught 264 in a day and carried them across the river by walking on the backs of other fish. His greatest feat, however, was learning the Chinook jargon in 15 minutes from listening to salmon talk.”
    —State of Oregon, U.S. public relief program (1935-1943)

    “There is nothing intrinsically better about a child who happily bounces off to school the first day and a child who is wary, watchful, and takes a longer time to separate from his parents and join the group. Neither one nor the other is smarter, better adjusted, or destined for a better life.”
    —Ellen Galinsky (20th century)