33 Facts About State schools

State funded schools exist in virtually every country of the world, though there are significant variations in their structure and educational programmes.

State schools are all state-owned, including section 21 schools that have a governing body and a degree of budget autonomy, as these are still fully owned and accountable to the state.

Public State schools are often the only option for parents and children in rural areas, but there are large numbers of private State schools in Dhaka and Chittagong.

Many Bangladeshi private State schools teach their students in English and follow curricula from overseas, but in public State schools lessons are taught in Bengali.

In China, state schools are funded and administered by the education sector within the government.

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Key State schools receive more funding due to the goal of developing first-class education in a limited number of State schools in a short period of time.

Some State schools are international State schools, which are not subsidised by the government.

In King SeongJong Year 11,992 AD, the first known national public schools called Ju-Hak were opened in each Ju and Gun, states and counties, to improve nationwide academic performances.

However the old State schools which had been around since the colonial times were retained by the central government, thus creating three types of government State schools: National Schools, Provincial Schools, and Piriven.

Danish public primary State schools, covering the entire period of compulsory education, are called folkeskoler.

However, public State schools are automatically recognised, since these State schools are supervised directly by the ministry of education bureaucracy.

Community colleges are state-established and administered by Education and Training Boards, while community and comprehensive schools are managed by Boards of Management of differing compositions.

Privately owned and managed secondary schools receive a direct grant from the state, and are subdivided into fee-paying and non fee-paying schools.

The vast majority of these State schools are operated by religious organisations, primarily the Catholic Church and the Church of Ireland.

Non fee-paying secondary schools are usually considered to be public or state schools, while private school and fee-paying schools are considered synonymous.

All schools which are provided for by the state, including privately run and fee-paying secondary schools, teach the national curriculum.

Differently from other countries, in the Italian educational system, public State schools statistically give students a better preparation compared to and private State schools.

Public, special, and general-special State schools are government-financed, receiving equal financial support from the government if certain criteria are met.

About one third of English state-funded schools are faith schools; i e affiliated with religious groups, most often from the Church of England, or the Roman Catholic Church.

The term is commonly used in relation to England and Wales, where comprehensive schools were introduced as state schools on an experimental basis in the 1940s and became more widespread from 1965.

Comprehensive State schools provide an entitlement curriculum to all children, without selection whether due to financial considerations or attainment.

The aim of maths State schools is to prepare the most mathematically able pupils to succeed in mathematics-related disciplines at highly selective maths universities and pursue mathematically intensive careers.

Maths State schools can be centres of excellence in raising attainment, supporting and influencing the teaching of mathematics in their surrounding area, and are central to their associated universities' widening participation commitments.

Children in Scottish state schools typically start primary school, or attend a junior school, aged between four and a half and five and a half depending on when the child's birthday falls.

However, in many areas middle State schools are provided and in some State schools, particularly in rural areas, the elementary and middle levels can be combined into one school.

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In some countries, such as Brazil and Mexico, the term public schools is used for educational institutions owned by the federal, state, or city governments which do not charge tuition.

Such State schools exist in all levels of education, from the very beginning through post-secondary studies.

Elementary, middle, and high State schools that are operated by a religious organisation are commonly called parochial State schools.

Direct regulation of public, private and parochial schools is done by state and territorial governments; schools in Washington, DC, are regulated by the District Government.

Broad regulation of public schools is typically accomplished through a state education agency and a state department of education.

Public State schools are often funded by local taxpayers, and most school boards are elected.

Government schools are free to attend for Australian citizens and permanent residents, whereas independent schools usually charge attendance fees.

The latter are former private schools which are now "integrated" into the state system under the Private Schools Conditional Integration Act 1975 "on a basis which will preserve and safeguard the special character of the education provided by them".