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I've always found this stupid in the UK. Not only do we call paid for schools Public Schools, but we simultaneously call them Private Schools. It makes no sense
by jk563 9y ago
I've always found this stupid in the UK. Not only do we call paid for schools Public Schools, but we simultaneously call them Private Schools. It makes no sense!
[EDIT] wrong parent, right thread. Meant to reply to chrisseaton
- chrisseaton 9y agoOnly seven schools in the UK are actually 'public schools'. It's a precise legal status. So 'private school' and 'public school' does not mean the same thing. Originally they were the only schools that educated members of the general public, rather than people just from the local village or church or things like that, so the name does make sense.
- jk563 9y agoOooo, thanks for that! Know of anything where I can read more / see the legal definitions?
- chrisseaton 9y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_Schools_Act_1868 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_Schools_Act_1868