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High School students in a school]] A school is most commonly a place designated for Learning . The range of Institution s covered by the term varies from Country to country. In many countries, including the United States and United Kingdom , a ''school'' may also be a partially autonomous or indeed entirely separate institution, not necessarily a part of a system of compulsory public education at all, dedicated to learning within one particular field, such as a school of economics (e.g. the London School Of Economics ), a school of dance, or a school of journalism. Schools around the world Europe In much of continental s. United Kingdom In the United Kingdom , the term ''school'' refers primarily to pre- University institutions, and these can, for the most part, be divided into Primary School s (sometimes further divided into Infant School and Junior School ), and Secondary School s. School performance is monitored by Ofsted in England, Her Majesty's Inspectorate Of Education in Scotland, and Estyn in Wales. North America In (for Toddler s), Kindergarten , elementary school, Middle School (also called intermediate school or junior high school, depending on specific age groups and geographic region), High School , College , University , and Graduate School . United States In the United States , school performance through high school is monitored by each state's Department Of Education . Many of the earlier public schools in the United States were One-room School s where a single teacher taught seven grades of boys and girls in the same classroom. Beginning in the 1920s, one-room schools were consolidated into multiple classroom facilities with transportation increasingly provided by Kid Hack s and School Bus es. The oldest school in the United States is Collegiate School , founded 1628 . See also
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