Education

Here are some English terms related to education.

Types of educational establishment

school
nursery school
primary school
secondary school
state school
private school or independent school
boarding school
sixth-form college
technical college
vocational college
art college
teacher training college
university

School

classroom
desk
blackboard
whiteboard
chalk
marker pen or marker
pen
pencil
exercise book
lesson
homework
test
term
half term
class
reading
writing
arithmetic
spelling
to read
to write
to spell
to teach
head teacher
headmaster
headmistress
teacher
pupil
head boy
head girl
prefect
school governor or governor
register
assembly
break
school holidays
school meals
school dinners

Facilities

computer room
cloakroom
changing room
gym (abbreviation of gymnasium)
playground
library
lecture hall
laboratory (often abbreviated to lab)
language lab (abbreviation of language laboratory)
hall of residence
locker
playing field
sports hall

University

professor
lecturer
researcher
research
undergraduate
graduate
post-graduate or post-graduate student
Masters student
PhD student
Master's degree
Bachelor's degree
degree
thesis
dissertation
lecture
debate
higher education
semester
student loan
student union
tuition fees
university campus

Other related words

exam (abbreviation of examination)
to sit an exam
essay or paper
to fail an exam
to pass an exam
to study
to learn
to revise
student
curriculum
course
subject
grade
mark
exam results
qualification
certificate
attendance
calculator
projector
textbook
question
answer
mistake or error
right or correct
wrong
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