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Recent Examples of boarding school
Eton, a boarding school founded in 1440 by King Henry VI, prides itself on educating Britain’s future leaders, including former Prime Ministers Robert Walpole, David Cameron and Boris Johnson.
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ABC News,
16 June 2026
There are no day or weekly students at the exclusive boarding school, where every pupil is assigned his own room to develop self-discipline and responsibility.
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Janine Henni,
PEOPLE,
16 June 2026
George's uncle, Prince Harry, also attended the prestigious boarding school, along with 20 former prime ministers of the United Kingdom, per Marie Claire.
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Hannah Malach,
InStyle,
16 June 2026
Imagine taking a gondola through the sky to a magical, floating boarding school.
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Allison McClain Merrill,
Parents,
8 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for boarding school
ABC News,
16 June 2026
There are no day or weekly students at the exclusive boarding school, where every pupil is assigned his own room to develop self-discipline and responsibility.
—
Janine Henni,
PEOPLE,
16 June 2026
George's uncle, Prince Harry, also attended the prestigious boarding school, along with 20 former prime ministers of the United Kingdom, per Marie Claire.
—
Hannah Malach,
InStyle,
16 June 2026
Imagine taking a gondola through the sky to a magical, floating boarding school.
—
Allison McClain Merrill,
Parents,
8 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for boarding school
Recent Examples of Synonyms for boarding school
- prep school
- preparatory school
- high school
- public school
- elementary school
- common school
- secondary school
- school
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For the past several years, George had attended Lambrook School, a prep school in Berkshire, England, with his younger siblings, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis.
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For most students, Bishop Kearney is a private Catholic prep school.
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This new spinoff of The Handmaid’s Tale follows Agnews (Chase Infiniti of One Battle After Another) and Daisy (Lucy Halliday), young women at Aunt Lydia’s elite preparatory school for future wives.
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There is no Ardua Hall and aunt training (at least not yet), and Daisy is sent to shadow Agnes at preparatory school.
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The approach of the 250th anniversary has brought up complicated feelings for Galvan, 18, and Olivia Suarez, both of whom just finished high school in Long Beach, California.
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Elle is in high school when her parents relocated to Seattle, and the first season follows her attempts to find a path in the Pacific Northwest, helped along by her mother’s guidance.
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The two companies violated the law by repeatedly giving cash stipends and personal travel rewards to public school employees — primarily teachers — for organizing school trips and recruiting students for the trips, according to the State Ethics Commission.
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Cothiere and Hill are both active public school teachers.
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The required reading list will take effect beginning with the 2030-31 school year for elementary school students.
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The rollout will be staggered, starting with elementary school students in 2030.
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Hand in hand with that was the rise of literacy and the universal common school movement.
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Being outside of the scope of the requirement of the statutory definition of the common school system, charter schools fail to meet the definition required of a common school.
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According to the law, officers generally cannot arrest someone under SB 4 at a public or private primary or secondary school.
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At 16, Elizabeth had just written her Basic Education Certificate Examination, an important academic milestone for junior secondary school students in Ghana seeking to advance to higher education.
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That proposal drew opposition from unions and associations representing teachers and school employees.
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The academy’s director and owner Leslie Novoa told the South Florida Sun Sentinel on Monday night that the child was an 18-month-old boy who attended the school.
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“Boarding school.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boarding%20school. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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