School and Education Records Glossary

School and education records document attendance, achievement, and community involvement. These records appear in yearbooks, registers, and institutional archives and often contain terminology related to academic structure and student life.

Term Definition
Alumni Former students of an institution.
Attendance Record of presence at school.
Boarder Student living at school or with host family.
Class Group of students in same grade or year.
Class Roll List of students enrolled.
Commencement Graduation ceremony.
Curriculum Courses offered by school.
Dean Senior academic administrator.
Diploma Certificate of graduation.
Enrollment Registration of students.
Faculty Teachers and staff.
Freshman First-year student.
Graduate Person who completed course of study.
Headmaster Principal or school leader.
Honor Roll List of high-achieving students.
Junior Third-year student (in some systems).
Matriculation Enrollment in educational institution.
Normal School Institution for training teachers.
Principal Head of school.
Pupil Student attending school.
Register Official list of students.
Report Card Record of student performance.
School Term Period of instruction.
Senior Final-year student.
Sophomore Second-year student.
Seminary School for religious or advanced education.
Transcript Record of academic performance.
Tuition Fee for education.
Yearbook Annual publication of school events and students.
Boarding School School where students live on site.
Academy Secondary or specialized school.
Institute Educational organization or school.
Instructor Teacher or lecturer.
Scholarship Financial aid for education.
Discipline System of rules and conduct in school.

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