residential school

[ rez-i-den-shuhl skool, rez-i-den-shuhl skool ]

noun

1. a boarding school, especially one for delinquent or disabled children or youth:

   They recommended placing our daughter in a residential school for troubled teens.

2. (formerly) one of a network of boarding schools in Canada for First Nations, Inuit, and Métis students, typically founded and operated by a church or religious order and eventually receiving partial or full funding by the federal government. Compare hostel school ( def 1 ), Indian boarding school ( def ).

residential school

noun

1. (in Canada) a boarding school maintained by the Canadian government for Indian and Inuit children from sparsely populated settlements

Word History and Origins

Origin of residential school¹

First recorded in 1875–80

Example Sentences

An inquiry into alleged historical abuse at a former residential school has been declared a “critical incident” by Police Scotland.

From BBC

Ten new arrests have been made in connection with allegations of historical abuse at a residential school in North Ayrshire, BBC Scotland News has learned.

From BBC

Egyptian businessman and politician Mohamed Mansour brings not just deep pockets, but also ownership of the “Right to Dream Academy”, a wildly successful residential school and soccer training program with facilities in Egypt, Ghana and Denmark.

From Los Angeles Times

Perhaps the most important difference, though, is the training center and the adjoining Right to Dream Academy and residential school, which will have classrooms, dining facilities and living quarters for up to 100 youth players between the ages of 13 and 18.

From Los Angeles Times

For much of her childhood, Alison lived at a residential school for children with complex physical disabilities.

From BBC