Again like earlier in the thread this is simply expanding English (and Welsh) usage to the entire UK. In Scotland education for all was a concept whch took on earlier than most other places. Local schools run and financed by the authorities are traditionally known as Public Schools in the way we have Public Libraries etc. Nowadays to avoid possible confusion with English usage the Public Schools are often referred to as State Schools. The Private Schools are often called Independent Schools.
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