independent school

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The College of Europe is an independent school attended by aspiring EU civil servants.

From BBC • Dec. 3, 2025

"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

A similar number of students from the Dundee independent school previously took in Newcastle's most recent Champions League game against AC Milan in 2023.

From BBC • Sep. 10, 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