| 词汇 | direct-grant-school |
| 释义 | direct grant school noun[ C ] uk /daɪˌrekt ˈɡrɑːnt ˌskuːl//dɪˌrekt ˈɡrɑːnt ˌskuːl/ us /dɪˈrekt ˈɡrænt ˌskuːl//daɪˈrekt ˈɡrænt ˌskuːl/ in the past, a school in the UK for children above the age of eleven, that was mostly paid for by parents, but also received money from the government for accepting some non-paying students: The old direct grant schools used to offer places to state-funded pupils. She argued for the return of selective grammar and direct grant schools. Direct grant schools were phased out in the mid-1970s. Former state grammars or direct grant schools took large numbers of publicly funded pupils. The high performing direct grant schools which became independent in the 1970s tend to charge less than average fees. Types of school academy alma mater alternative school business school centre of excellence charter school coeducational conservatory elementary school grade school grant-maintained school prep school preparatory school reform school reformatory secondary school selective seminary senior high school special school |
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