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real school

/ˈrɪəl ˌskuːl/ UK
/ˈril ˌskul/ US
/ˈriəl ˌskul/ US

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Calque of German Realschule, from real (“real”) + Schule (“school”), from the view that classical education at Gymnasia was not fit for the real world.

noun real schools · Real School

historical A secondary school (especially in German-speaking countries) teaching a curriculum of "real-world" subjects (math, science, modern languages) rather than one heavily laden with literature, Latin, and Ancient Greek. The duke of Brunswick... has caused real schools, in contra-distinction to verbal, to be erected at Brunswick.
Similar: Realgymnasium, Reformrealgymnasium, realshule

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Deutsch	Realschule, Realgymnasium

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@misc{real_school_2026,
  title = {real school},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/real%20school},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}