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Religious school

A religious school is a school that either has a religious component in its operations or its curriculum, or exists primarily for the purpose of teaching aspects of a particular religion.

For children

A 2002 study in the United States found higher academic performance in children attending religious schools than those attending secular institutions, including when controlling for socioeconomic status.

A school can either be of two types, though the same word is used for both in some areas:

Religious teaching

Institutions solely or largely for teaching a particular religion, often outside regular school

  • Catholic Biblical Association
  • Cheder (Jewish)
  • Confraternity of Christian Doctrine
  • Hebrew school (Jewish)
  • Madrasa (Muslim)
  • Sunday school (Christian)
  • Talmud Torah (Jewish)

General education

Institutions providing general education but run by a religious group, or in some way giving extra weight to a particular religion

  • Bais Yaakov (Jewish girls school)
  • Cathedral school (Christian)
  • Catholic school
  • Chabad (Jewish)
  • Christian school
  • Faith school UK term
  • Jewish day school
  • Lutheran school (Christian)
  • Madrasa (Muslim) also general education in some places
  • Parochial school USA in particular, former UK
  • Separate school Canada

For adults

  • Bible college (Christian)
  • Madrasa (Muslim)
  • Yeshiva (Jewish)

Sources

References

  1. (July 2002). "Educational Policy and the Effects of Attending a Religious School on the Academic Achievement of Children". Educational Policy.
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