"tripartite system" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: the tripartite system [canonical]
Head templates: {{en-proper noun|def=1}} the tripartite system
  1. (UK, Ireland, education, historical) The division of state-funded secondary education into three types of school: grammar school, secondary technical school, and secondary modern school; used between 1945 and the 1970s in England and Wales, and from 1947 to 2009 in Northern Ireland. Performance in the 11-plus examination determined which type of school a student would attend. Wikipedia link: tripartite system Tags: Ireland, UK, historical Categories (topical): Education
    Sense id: en-tripartite_system-en-name-75JNJduo Categories (other): British English, Irish English Topics: education

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