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school division 
1 Obs. (in modern use) an area designated as a unit for the local administration of public schools.
See also: school district
- 1842 Can any one feel surprised to hear some Townships complaining of the inadequacy of the School Fund, when it is known they have divided their Townships into Fourteen School Divisions, and thus frittered down to a mere pittance what might otherwise have been an essential service in supporting four or five respectable schools.
2 Esp. Alta an administrative unit made up of several school districts.
See also: school district
- 1958 Ratepayers and trustees at Spirit River [Alta] in the Peace River country are demanding an RCMP investigation of the area's school division.
- 1842 Can any one feel surprised to hear some Townships complaining of the inadequacy of the School Fund, when it is known they have divided their Townships into Fourteen School Divisions, and thus frittered down to a mere pittance what might otherwise have been an essential service in supporting four or five respectable schools.