private school

Noun

private school (plural private schools)

1. An educational institution that operates independently of government administration or public funding, typically financed through tuition, private donations, or endowments.
   • The Roman Catholic schools comprise the largest group of private schools in Australia. On the basis of the figures available, approximately 222,000 children, or 76 per cent. of the total in private schools, are educated in Roman Catholic schools.1953, Commonwealth Bureau of Census and Statistics, Official Year Book of the Commonwealth of Australia, Issue 39, page 218
   • If there were no public funding of private schools the level of enrolment would be very low. Demand for private schooling can only become effective demand if private school places are available at the right price.1985, Simon Marginson, Education and Public Policy in Australia, page 202