What is "national school"

In Ireland, a National school is a type of primary school that is financed directly by the State, but administered jointly by the State, a patron body, and local representatives. There are other forms of primary school, often private denominational schools attached to secondary schools – unlike their second level counterparts, these primary level private schools receive no support from the state.

In National schools, most major policies such as the curriculum and teacher salaries and conditions are managed by the State through the Department of Education and Skills. Minor policies of the school are managed by local people, often directed by a member of the clergy, as representative of the patron, through a local board of management. Most primary schools in Ireland fall into this category, which is a pre- independence concept.

It was formerly common for national-school teachers to use the post-nominal letters N.T.

National school may refer to:

• National school (Ireland), a state-funded primary school in the Republic of Ireland
• National school (England and Wales), a Church of England school founded by the National Society in England and Wales in the 19th century
• National school (Sri Lanka), a school funded and administered by the central government (rather than a province)
• in Education in Malaysia, a government-run Malay-medium primary school

A National school was a school founded in 19th century England and Wales by the National Society for Promoting Religious Education. These schools provided elementary education, in accordance with the teaching of the Church of England, to the children of the poor. Together with the less numerous British schools of the British and Foreign School Society, they provided the first near-universal system of elementary education in England and Wales.

The schools were eventually absorbed into the state system, either as fully state-run schools or as faith schools funded by the state.

A National school (, Jathika Pasala, ) in Sri Lanka is a school that is funded and administered by the Ministry of Education of the central government as opposed to Provincial schools run by the local provincial council. These schools provide secondary education (some including collegiate), with some providing primary education as well. The classification began in 1985, with 18 schools being designated as national schools. Today, there are 342 National Schools in country constituting 3 percent of total National and Provincial Schools.