Grammar school

A grammar school is a school that may, depending on regional usage as exemplified below, provide either secondary education or, a much less common usage, primary education (also known as "elementary"). Grammar schools trace their origins back to medieval Europe, as schools in which university preparatory subjects, such as Latin and Greek, were emphasized. The original intent of the medieval grammar schools was to educate the young in the grammar of Latin. Later the curriculum was considerably broadened to include other languages, such as Greek, Hebrew, English and European language, as well as the natural sciences, mathematics, history, geography and other subjects. These schools were highly revered. In Australia, "grammar schools" are generally high-cost Anglican Church of Australia schools, public schools in the sense of the Associated Public Schools of Victoria and the Associated Grammar Schools of Victoria. Those using the term "grammar" in their title are often the oldest... full article at wikipedia