A parochial school is a private primary or secondary school affiliated with a religious organization, and whose curriculum includes general religious education in addition to secular subjects, such as science, mathematics and language arts. The word parochial comes from the same root as "parish", and parochial schools were originally the educational wing of the local parish church. Christian parochial schools are called "church schools" or "Christian schools."
Resurrection Lutheran School is a parochial school of the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod (WELS) in Rochester, MN. The WELS school system is the fourth largest private school system in the United States.
A private school is a school not administered or funded by the government, unlike a public school.
Phillips Exeter Academy in New Hampshire, one of the oldest private boarding schools in the United States
Scotch College, Melbourne
Students of a private school in Hnahthial, Mizoram, India
An independent school in Hnahthial, India