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
Institutions providing general education but run by a religious group, or in some way giving extra weight to a particular religion
  • Bais Yaakov
  • Cathedral school
  • Catholic school
  • Chabad
  • Christian school
  • Faith school UK term
  • Jewish day school
  • Lutheran school
  • Madrasa also general education in some places
  • Parochial school USA in particular, former UK
  • Separate school Canada

    For adults

  • Bible college
  • Madrasa
  • Yeshiva