A religious school is a school that either has a religious component in its operations or its curriculum, or exists primarily for the purpose of teaching aspects of a particular religion.

For children

A 2002 study in the United States found higher academic performance in children attending religious schools than those attending secular institutions, including when controlling for socioeconomic status.^[1]

A school can either be of two types, though the same word is used for both in some areas:^{[citation needed]}

Religious teaching

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Institutions solely or largely for teaching a particular religion, often outside regular school

• Cheder (Jewish)
• Hebrew school (Jewish)
• Madrasa (Muslim)
• Sunday school (Christian)
• Talmud Torah (Jewish)

General education

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Institutions providing general education but run by a religious group, or in some way giving extra weight to a particular religion

• Bais Yaakov (Jewish girls school)
• Cathedral school (Christian)
• Catholic school
• Chabad (Jewish)
• Christian school
• Faith school UK term
• Jewish day school
• Lutheran school (Christian)
• Madrasa (Muslim) also general education in some places
• Parochial school USA in particular, former UK
• Separate school Canada

For adults

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• Bible college (Christian)
• Madrasa (Muslim)
• Yeshiva (Jewish)

See also

• Religion and children
• Religious education
• Religions
• Secular education

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