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separate-school system

• 1 a school system permitting denominational schools to exist alongside public schools, each with its own board and each supported by public funds.

  See also: separate school (def. 3a)  

• 2 (by extension) a system of Roman Catholic parochial schools in provinces where no provision is made for separate schools (def. 3).

  See also: separate school (def. 3)