independent school

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"We're an independent school so children who want to attend the school have got to apply to the Education Authority," she said.

From BBC • Nov. 27, 2025

"We're a British independent school but sitting firmly within Nigerian cultural needs," says John Todd, head of Charterhouse Nigeria.

From BBC • Mar. 29, 2025

For 39 years, St Joseph's College, an independent school on the outskirts of the town, has organised a rugby festival.

From BBC • Feb. 14, 2025

Approval is also needed for an independent school to have students take college courses through a state program.

From Washington Times • Nov. 22, 2023

Pythagoras was the senior, and doubtless his ideas may have influenced the others more or less, though each is usually spoken of as the founder of an independent school.

From A History of Science — Volume 1 by Williams, Edward Huntington