Well its simple. I, personally went to two public schools, both of which were in the private school sector. No, it isn't obvious. In the UK the prefix public

Well its simple. I, personally went to two public schools, both of which were in the private school sector. No, it isn't obvious. In the UK the prefix public and private are both synonymous for "fee paying" for schools. I went to a prep. school (9 to 13) and a public school (13+) after that. Both of which would be described as private schools.