A private school is a school not administered or funded by the government , unlike a public school. Private schools retain the right to select their students and are funded in whole or in part by charging their students for tuition , rather than relying on taxation through public government funding; at some private schools students may be eligible for a scholarship, lowering this tuition fee, dependent on a student's talents or abilities e.
Some private schools are associated with a particular religious denomination or religion , such as Roman Catholicism , various branches of Protestantism or Judaism.
Although private schools may have a religious affiliation, the precise use of the term excludes parochial and other schools if there is a financial dependence upon, or governance subordinate to, outside religious organizations. These definitions generally apply equally to both primary and secondary education. In the United Kingdom and several other Commonwealth countries including Australia, Canada and New Zealand the use of the term is generally restricted to primary and secondary educational levels, and it is almost never used of universities or other tertiary institutions.
The secondary level includes university-preparatory schools, boarding schools , and day schools. Tuition at private secondary schools varies from school to school and depends on many factors, including the school's location, the willingness of parents to pay, peer tuitions, and the school's financial endowment. Religiously affiliated and denominational schools form a subcategory of private schools.
Some such schools teach religious education , together with the usual academic subjects, to impress their particular faith's beliefs and traditions in the students who attend.
