| COMPREHENSIVE | A secondary state school that provides education for pupils of all levels of ability (13) |
| PROAM | Tournament type that welcomes all levels of expertise |
| EYESTRAIN | Problem for pupils, of course, in English school (9) |
| DETENTION | Punishment for pupils of French with pronounced anxiety (9) |
| BLACKBELT | A person of the highest level of ability in judo, karate or other martial arts (5,4) |
| RESILIENCE | "The moment we believe that success is determined by an ingrained level of ability as opposed to ___ and hard work, we will be brittle in the face of adversity" - Joshua Waitzkin (10) |
| CALIBRE | High level of ability, high quality (7) |
| PRIMARYSCHOOL | Place of education for children aged between five and eleven (7,6) |
| CLASSSTRUGGLE | Part of Marxist theory is a difficulty for pupils |
| NURSERYSCHOOL | Place of education for the very young (7,6) |
| SNOWBLINDNESS | Problem for pupils on reflection in winter? (4,9) |
| SCHOOLUNIFORM | Official dress for pupils (6,7) |
| SCHOOLOUTINGS | Day trips for pupils (6,7) |
| RETRAIN | Provide education for a new career (7) |
| FOUNDATIONCREAM | Basic application may provide education for man |
| CLASSES | They provide education for numerous girls (7) |
| NURSERYSCHOOLS | They provide education for small charges? (7,7) |
| PLAYINGCARDS | Set of paper rectangles that are numbered or illustrated (or both) and are used for playing games (as well as for education, for divination, and for conjuring, among other uses). Rummy, poker, euchre, |
| ALUMNI | Body of former pupils of a school |
| COED | Describing a school that admits pupils of both sexes (4) |
