"selective school" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: selective schools [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} selective school (plural selective schools)
  1. (education) A school that admits students on the basis of their academic achievements. Wikipedia link: selective school Categories (topical): Education, Schools Translations (type of school): 重點學校 (Chinese Mandarin), 重点学校 (zhòngdiǎn xuéxiào) (Chinese Mandarin), 精選學校 (Chinese Mandarin), 精选学校 (jīngxuǎn xuéxiào) (Chinese Mandarin), 精英學校 (Chinese Mandarin), 精英学校 (jīngyīng xuéxiào) (Chinese Mandarin), valikoiva koulu (Finnish), établissement sur dossier (French), escuela selectiva [feminine] (Spanish), trường chuyên (Vietnamese)

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