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:

    “Since the last one in a graveyard is believed to be the next one fated to die, funerals often end in a mad scramble.”
    —Administration in the State of Texa, U.S. public relief program (1935-1943)

    “It will be a great day when our schools get all the money they need and the Air Force has to hold a bake sale to buy a bomber.”
    —Advertisement. Poster in a school near Irving Place, New York City (1983)