An educational institution is a place where people of different ages gain an education, including preschools, childcare, primary-elementary schools, secondary-high schools, and universities. They provide a large variety of learning environments and learning spaces.

Architecture

Types of educational institution

Types of educational institution include:

Educational institution

Early childhood

Infant school

Kindergarten

Preschool or nursery

Primary

Comprehensive school

Elementary, grade or primary school

Junior school

Middle school (partly) Preparatory school (United Kingdom)

Educational institution

Secondary

Academy (English school) Adult high school Boarding school Collegiate institute Comprehensive school Comprehensive school (England and Wales) Grammar school Gymnasium (school)

Educational institution

Independent school (UK) Middle school (partly) Military high school Minor seminary Realschule Secondary school or high school Staff college Studio school University technical college University-preparatory school Upper school

Further and higher education

Academy

Career college

College

Community college

Corporate university

Folk high school

Graduate school

Gurukula

International university

Jamiah

Junior college

Liberal arts college

Local university

Madrasah

Maths school

Medieval university

Military academy

Private university

Public university

Research university

Residential college

Seminary

Sixth form college

Technical college or institute of technology

Technical school

University

University college

Upper division college

Vocational university

Yeshiva

Other

All-through school

Alternative school

Charter school

Community school

International school

Laboratory school

Language school

Lyceum

Magnet school

Montessori school

Music school

One-room school

Online school

Private school

Religious school

Selective school

Specialist school

State school

Sudbury school

Waldorf school

See also

Lists of schools

Lists of universities and colleges

References