Editing Religious school (section)

==For children==

A 2002 study in the United States found higher academic performance in children attending religious schools than those attending secular institutions, including when controlling for [[socioeconomic status]].<ref name="jeynes">{{cite journal |last1=Jeynes |first1=William H. |title=Educational Policy and the Effects of Attending a Religious School on the Academic Achievement of Children |journal=Educational Policy |date=July 2002 |volume=16 |issue=3 |pages=406–424 |doi=10.1177/08904802016003003 |url=https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/08904802016003003 |access-date=2 February 2024 |language=en |issn=0895-9048|url-access=subscription }}</ref>

A school can either be of two types, though the same word is used for both in some areas:{{cn|date=February 2024}}

===Religious teaching===
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Institutions solely or largely for teaching a particular religion, often outside regular school
*[[Cheder]] (Jewish)
*[[Hebrew school]] (Jewish)
*[[Madrasa]] (Muslim)
*[[Sunday school]] (Christian)
*[[Talmud Torah]] (Jewish)

===General education===
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Institutions providing general education but run by a religious group, or in some way giving extra weight to a particular religion
*[[Bais Yaakov]] (Jewish girls school)
*[[Cathedral school]] (Christian)
*[[Catholic school]]
*[[Chabad]] (Jewish)
*[[Christian school]]
*[[Faith school]] UK term
*[[Jewish day school]]
*[[Lutheran school]] (Christian)
*[[Madrasa]] (Muslim) also general education in some places
*[[Parochial school]] USA in particular, former UK
*[[Separate school]] Canada