Religious school
Areligious schoolis aschoolthat either has areligiouscomponent in its operations or itscurriculum,or exists primarily for the purpose of teaching aspects of a particular religion.
For children[edit]
A 2002 study in the United States found higher academic performance in children attending religious schools than those attending secular institutions, including when controlling forsocioeconomic status.[1]
A school can either be of two types, though the same word is used for both in some areas:[citation needed]
Religious teaching[edit]
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Institutions solely or largely for teaching a particular religion, often outside regular school
- Cheder(Jewish)
- Hebrew school(Jewish)
- Madrasa(Muslim)
- Sunday school(Christian)
- Talmud Torah(Jewish)
General education[edit]
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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 schoolUK term
- Jewish day school
- Lutheran school(Christian)
- Madrasa(Muslim) also general education in some places
- Parochial schoolUSA in particular, former UK
- Separate schoolCanada
For adults[edit]
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- Bible college(Christian)
- Madrasa(Muslim)
- Yeshiva(Jewish)
See also[edit]
Sources[edit]
- ^Jeynes, William H. (July 2002)."Educational Policy and the Effects of Attending a Religious School on the Academic Achievement of Children".Educational Policy.16(3): 406–424.doi:10.1177/08904802016003003.ISSN0895-9048.Retrieved2 February2024.
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