2007-02-23 09:51:57 · 12 answers · asked by findclairewatson 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Primary & Secondary Education
Believe it or not, the difference is not the size of the school fees!
Public Schools belong to the Headmasters and Headmistresses Conference. A number of the schools are old Grammar Schools.
Private schools are not members of the Headmasters and Headmistresses Conference.
As a matter of interest, a small number of state schools are what are called Additional Members - I wonder if the pupils know they go to an Additional Public School Member!
By the way, not all public schools are boarding schools - and in the same way, not all private schools are day schools.
2007-02-23 12:27:42 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
There is no simple answer to your question. Other than the obvious which is that a public education is paid for by the public at large through various taxes and generally free to students. A private school has to be paid for by the family. Public schools can be run many different ways - and private schools can be faith based to being bastions of the super wealthy.
2016-05-24 03:33:43 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Public school, has two distinct meanings: an elementary or secondary school funded and administered by a public authority; or, in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland, a private school, usually also a boarding school, sometimes coeducational, which prepares pupils for universities.
In most English-speaking countries, a public school is financed and run by a public authority and does not charge tuition fees. This is in contrast to a private school (also known as an independent school). Here, the word "public" is used in the same sense as in "public library", that is, provided for the public at public expense. These public schools range in classes from kindergarten to four years of high school or secondary school, normally taking pupils up to the age of seventeen or eighteen.
In most of the UK (where public schools mean private schools) and some other countries, the term state school is used.
2007-02-23 10:02:00 · answer #3 · answered by Polo 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
In the UK, public and private schools are the same thing. Both are fee-paying, selective schools. The free schools that are open entry to anyone, and which are run by the government are NOT public schools, they are called state schools.
2007-02-23 10:02:59 · answer #4 · answered by Anna 3 · 4⤊ 1⤋
For some bizarre reason Private Schools in the UK are known as Public Schools, as opposed to the State Schools, which are really public schools, but aren't called that.
2007-02-23 10:02:19 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 1⤋
The big difference is the big bucks in Private school fees.
Some would say the education is better too in private schools.
2007-02-23 09:58:01 · answer #6 · answered by Jewel 6 · 0⤊ 3⤋
A school is technically a school. However, because public schools are accessible to all, it is believed that the children are generally more difficult to handle. This is sad as there are wonderful children who attend public schools.
Private schools require high fees - therefore it is believed that the children who attend these actually want to learn because their parents are paying for their education. These children are supposed to be more of a pleasure to teach. In some cases this is true, in others we find that they are just wealthier difficult children.
2007-02-23 19:06:25 · answer #7 · answered by Amanda G 2 · 0⤊ 5⤋
the kids going to private schools hide the fact they take drugs, the ones in public schools do it in the open
2007-02-23 10:07:14 · answer #8 · answered by pam28 3 · 2⤊ 6⤋
Private schools are fee paying. (And some are VERY expensive).
Public (or State) schools are Government funded.
2007-02-23 09:56:32 · answer #9 · answered by Froggy 7 · 2⤊ 6⤋
If your good enough.No difference.
2007-02-23 09:58:39 · answer #10 · answered by Butt 6 · 1⤊ 3⤋