parochial school

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He grew up in New Orleans, where he attended parochial school.

From New York Times • Jan. 27, 2024

I was raised as a Catholic, spent my K-12 years in a parochial school system, and attended a Jesuit medical school.

From Salon • May 31, 2023

With the exception of prekindergartners, nearly every D.C. student enrolled at a public, charter, private or parochial school is eligible for free cards.

From Washington Post • Dec. 3, 2022

Around the Civil War, both Jewish and Protestant kids attended a Catholic parochial school.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 29, 2022

Every Orthodox Jew sent his male children to a yeshiva, a Jewish parochial school, where they studied from eight or nine in the morning to four or five in the evening.

From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok