Religious school

A religious school is a school that either has a religious component in its operations or its curriculum, or exists primarily for the purpose of teaching aspects of a particular religion.

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.

A school can either be of two types, though the same word is used for both in some areas:

Religious teaching
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
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

For adults

 * Bible college (Christian)
 * Madrasa (Muslim)
 * Yeshiva (Jewish)