separate school

noun

1. (in Canada) a school for a large religious minority financed by its rates and administered by its own school board but under the authority of the provincial department of education

Example Sentences

The ultra-Orthodox community, and to a lesser extent the religious nationalist community run separate school systems that offer subpar educations with little respect for democratic values like minority rights, Ben-David said.

From Washington Times

The ultra-Orthodox community, and to a lesser extent the religious nationalist community run separate school systems that offer subpar educations with little respect for democratic values like minority rights, Ben-David said.

From Seattle Times

The cost to D.C. taxpayers to operate two separate school sectors is high.

From Washington Post

And a county with 11 separate school districts, at that.

From Seattle Times

“I am hard-pressed to fathom how I would begin to separate school and mental health and still be a good teacher.”

From Seattle Times