comprehensive school
comprehensive school — 名詞
1. A state-funded secondary school in the United Kingdom where children of all acad
綜合中學
英國政府資助、招收各級學生的中學
A state-funded secondary school in the United Kingdom where children of all academic levels learn together after primary school, with all costs covered by the government rather than through fees.
After primary school, Faisal joined the comprehensive school in the neighbouring town.
小學畢業後，Faisal 進入了鄰鎮的綜合中學。
attend / join a comprehensive school
Unlike the local grammar school, Oakwood Comprehensive School accepts pupils of all academic abilities.
與當地的文法中學不同，Oakwood 綜合中學招收各種學術程度的學生。
contrast with grammar school: accepts all abilities
Ingrid made friends quickly at the comprehensive school she started last September.
Ingrid 在去年九月入學的綜合中學很快就交到了朋友。
Since comprehensive schools are funded by the government, parents do not pay any tuition fees.
由於綜合中學由政府資助，家長無需支付學費。
state-funded: government covers all costs
Many parents choose the comprehensive school over a private school because the teaching is just as good.
許多家長寧可選擇綜合中學而非私立中學，因為教學品質一樣好。
contrast with private school: choice based on quality
- local comprehensive school
- attend a comprehensive school
- go to a comprehensive school
- comprehensive school system
- comprehensive education
- state school
broader term — includes primary and secondary state-funded schools; not specific to the all-ability secondary model
- secondary modern school
historical UK term for a less academic state school; contrasts with the all-ability principle of comprehensive schools
- grammar school
UK state secondary school that selects pupils by academic exam (the 11-plus); the opposite of the non-selective comprehensive model
- private school
fee-paying school not funded by the state; differs in funding model from comprehensive schools
用法筆記
Frequently used in contrast to 'grammar school' (selective by exam) and 'private school' (fee-charging). The 'comprehensive' model accepts pupils of all abilities, unlike those two alternatives.