The concept of grouping students together in a centralized location for learning has existed since at least Classical antiquity. Formal schools have existed at least since ancient Greece (academy), ancient India (gurukul) and ancient China.
The term school is from the Latin, but the Romans did not invent the concept of formal education.
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Formal education in schools has been around for centuries, but the modern concept of schools as we know them today started to emerge in the 19th century with the spread of compulsory education laws in many countries. Public education systems have continued to evolve over time to meet the changing needs of societies.
The Romans invented schools. This was during the Roman Empire's rule. The name was formally known as "scola" which was Latin for "school".
Hurworth House School was created in 1946.
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The possessive form of school is "school's", for example: "The school's playground is being renovated."
Thomas Edison attended school in Port Huron, Michigan, and the name of his school was the Port Huron District School.
The name of the school that Alfred Nobel attended was Jacobs Apologistic School in Stockholm, Sweden.