cram school

noun

A specialized school that trains students to meet particular goals, most commonly to pass the entrance examinations of high schools or universities.

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tuition centre
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Meanings

nouncram school (plural cram schools)

plural cram schools

  1. educationA specialized school that trains students to meet particular goals, most commonly to pass the entrance examinations of high schools or universities.

    Most of my classmates went to a cram school in order to get ready for the high school entrance exams that you take in the second half of ninth grade.

    2013, Ruth Ozeki, A Tale for the Time Being, Canongate Books (2019), pages 139-140

    Synonyms: tuition centre

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA specialized school that trains students to meet particular goals, most commonly to pass the entrance examinations of high schools or universities.

Similar
tuition centre
Also see
tuition centre

Translations

Chinese Cantonese 補習社 /补习社
  • 補習社 /补习社 (bou² zaap⁶ se⁵)specialised school
Chinese Mandarin 補習班 /补习班, 輔導班 /辅导班
  • 補習班 /补习班 (bǔxíbān)specialised school
  • 輔導班 /辅导班 (fǔdǎobān)specialised school
Finnish valmennuskurssi
  • valmennuskurssispecialised school
French classe préparatoire, prépa
  • classe préparatoirespecialised school
  • prépaspecialised school
German Paukschule
  • Paukschulespecialised school
Greek φροντιστήριο
  • φροντιστήριο (frontistírio)specialised school
Indonesian bimbel
  • bimbelspecialised school
Japanese 塾, 学習塾
  • 塾 (juku)specialised school
  • 学習塾 (gakushū juku)specialised school
  • 予備校 (yobikō)specialised school
Korean 학원
  • 학원 (hagwon)specialised school
Polish kursy
  • kursyspecialised school
Portuguese cursinho
  • cursinhospecialised school
Russian подготови́тельные ку́рсы, ку́рсы
  • подготови́тельные ку́рсы (podgotovítelʹnyje kúrsy)specialised school
  • ку́рсы (kúrsy)specialised school
Spanish clases particulares, cursos de nivelación
  • clases particularesspecialised school
  • cursos de nivelaciónspecialised school
  • escuela preparatoria/intensivaspecialised school
Thai โรงเรียนกวดวิชา
  • โรงเรียนกวดวิชา (roong rian gùat wí-chaa)specialised school
Turkish dershane
  • dershanespecialised school
Vietnamese lò luyện thi
  • lò luyện thispecialised school
Cite this entry
APA

cram school. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cram%20school

MLA

“cram school.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cram%20school. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cram school,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cram%20school.

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