##  [Boarding School](/boarding-school) 

  ##  [Boarding School](https://social.quantumdictionary.io/boarding-school-0) 

  

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Definition

A school that combines formal instruction with institutional residential accommodation during academic terms so that students live on campus under the school’s supervision; the institution assumes ongoing pastoral care, boarding logistics, and extracurricular programming in addition to curricular instruction.