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uk public schools are public in the sense if you have the money for tuition you can go, wheras "private" schools are only open to invited families, no matter ho

uk public schools are public in the sense if you have the money for tuition you can go, wheras "private" schools are only open to invited families, no matter how wealthy they are

jjgreen 3y ago
no
arethuza 3y ago
UK "public schools" are pretty much a subset of private schools: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_school_(United_Kingdom) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_school_(United_Kingdom)
- jjgreen 3y ago
  In the UK, public & private are pretty much synonyms in the schooling context, traditionally the public schools were the "grand institutions", Eton, Harrow etc, but you'd struggle to find anyone who would make that distinction in the present day. If you did, they probably went to one of them.
  - arethuza 3y ago
    I must admit that I'm in Scotland and my son went to a couple of private schools (though they seem to call themselves "independent" schools) - never heard anyone referring to a public school other that in UK media discussing Eton etc.
    - jjgreen 3y ago
      I can well believe that the madness of "public school" being a private school is a peculiarly English phenomena.
somewhereoutth 3y ago
For clarity: Public schools - a handful of top level very expensive private schools, usually have existed for centuries, the children of the highest levels of society tend to go there, a great foundation for a career in public life. Examples include Eton, Harrow, Winchester, Marlborough. Private schools - the rest of the private schools, less expensive, but less advantageous. State schools - free, provided by the state for children in a local catchment area, this is where the rest of us go. Most are run by the local government, but there has been some experiments with 'foundation schools' which are tax payer funded but privately run.
- sampo 3y ago
  How do you get your child into one of those public shcool? Do you need money, or connections, or does the child need be talented? (The Wikipedia article didn't tell.)
  - lambda_garden 3y ago
    Money. If you can pay, exceptions will be made for everything else.
  - gadders 3y ago
    Officially money, an interview and an entrance exam. That's not to say that all things being equal you wouldn't stand slightly more chance if you were a member of the aristocracy.
  - jjgreen 3y ago
    In general, lots of money. Most do scholarships, so if your kid is really bright you might get one of those (usually reduced rather than no fees), they do this to bump up their examination results. Connections seem less important now than it used to be, but many will give preference to those whose parents or siblings attended.
  - somewhereoutth 3y ago
    It helps if you can trace your ancestors back to the Norman invasion (the winning side, obviously). I'm only half joking.

uk public schools are public in the sense if you have the money for tuition you can go, wheras "private" schools are only open to invited families, no matter how wealthy they are

jjgreen 3y ago

arethuza 3y ago

UK "public schools" are pretty much a subset of private schools: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_school_(United_Kingdom) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_school_(United_Kingdom)

jjgreen 3y ago
In the UK, public & private are pretty much synonyms in the schooling context, traditionally the public schools were the "grand institutions", Eton, Harrow etc, but you'd struggle to find anyone who would make that distinction in the present day. If you did, they probably went to one of them.
- arethuza 3y ago
  I must admit that I'm in Scotland and my son went to a couple of private schools (though they seem to call themselves "independent" schools) - never heard anyone referring to a public school other that in UK media discussing Eton etc.
  - jjgreen 3y ago
    I can well believe that the madness of "public school" being a private school is a peculiarly English phenomena.

somewhereoutth 3y ago

For clarity: Public schools - a handful of top level very expensive private schools, usually have existed for centuries, the children of the highest levels of society tend to go there, a great foundation for a career in public life. Examples include Eton, Harrow, Winchester, Marlborough. Private schools - the rest of the private schools, less expensive, but less advantageous. State schools - free, provided by the state for children in a local catchment area, this is where the rest of us go. Most are run by the local government, but there has been some experiments with 'foundation schools' which are tax payer funded but privately run.

sampo 3y ago
How do you get your child into one of those public shcool? Do you need money, or connections, or does the child need be talented? (The Wikipedia article didn't tell.)
- lambda_garden 3y ago
  Money. If you can pay, exceptions will be made for everything else.
- gadders 3y ago
  Officially money, an interview and an entrance exam. That's not to say that all things being equal you wouldn't stand slightly more chance if you were a member of the aristocracy.
- jjgreen 3y ago
  In general, lots of money. Most do scholarships, so if your kid is really bright you might get one of those (usually reduced rather than no fees), they do this to bump up their examination results. Connections seem less important now than it used to be, but many will give preference to those whose parents or siblings attended.
- somewhereoutth 3y ago
  It helps if you can trace your ancestors back to the Norman invasion (the winning side, obviously). I'm only half joking.