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释义

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与普通的政府学校相比，政府或政府资助的自治学校具有一定的自治权，可提供更广泛的课程以增强学生的学习体验，并可申请更多的政府资助。可是，他们仍需遵循教育部的教学大纲。

DEFINITION

Noun

Government or government-assisted schools with some autonomy. These schools can provide a wider range of programmes than a normal government school to enhance student experience, and apply for more government funding. However, they still follow the Ministry of Education (MOE) syllabus.

由来

自治学校（autonomous schools）于 1994 年成立。自治学校在课程的规划方面更有灵活性，政府也提供额外的补助让自治学校发展更多更广泛的学习内容。在学费方面，除了政府和政府辅助学校（government-aided schools）所津贴的学费，学生也须支付自治学校的学费。

ETYMOLOGY

Autonomous schools were established in 1994. They have greater flexibility in their curriculum. The government also provides additional funding for the autonomous schools to develop a more varied learning syllabus.
With regards to school fees, in addition to subsidies given by the government and government-aided schools, students must also pay fees of the autonomous schools.

例句

自治学校方面，政府今年一共设立六所自治学校，给予额外的10%教育拨款，或一所有1500名学生的自治学校，有额外的60万元拨款以应付深广教育计划。（《联合早报》，4/1/1994）

SAMPLE SENTENCE

The government established 6 autonomous schools this year. They were given an additional 10% in funding. For an autonomous school with 1,500 students, an additional $600,000 in funding was given to provide a wider curriculum for learning. (Lianhe Zaobao, 4/1/1994)