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.

A school can either be of two types, though the same word is used for both in some areas:

Religious teaching

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

• Catholic Biblical Association

• Cheder (Jewish)

• Confraternity of Christian Doctrine

• Hebrew school (Jewish)

• Madrasa (Muslim)

• Sunday school (Christian)

• Talmud Torah (Jewish)

General education

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

• Bible college (Christian)

• Madrasa (Muslim)

• Yeshiva (Jewish)

See also

• Bias in curricula

• Religion and children

• Religious education

• Religions

• Secular education

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