[Tagging] "building=college" tag missing from building key page

[Marco Boeringa]

Yes, I agree "school" is a pretty loose term used from anything ranging 
from kindergarten to primary to secondary school / high school / college.

However, "college" and "university" aren't. College, as Vao Matua also 
pointed out, usually refers to secondary school / high school age 
education, where the buildings do have additional (lab) facilities for 
science teaching, where a primary school usually wouldn't.

I am fully aware many secondary schools / high schools are currently 
simply tagged "building=school". Ideally though, if there is a proper 
reference to "building=college" as well, I think many of these may in 
the long run be retagged to this more appropriate tag, if it clearly 
explains referencing secondary / high school education.

An extra mildly complicating factor is the English education system 
"university college" term... I would classify the buildings belonging to 
those as "building=university", but I guess people from Britain wouldn't 
necessarily.

Anyway, no tagging scheme for education will ever be perfect, the 
differences between individual countries and the usage of specific 
terminology is vast.


Op 7-12-2017 om 17:05 schreef Martin Koppenhoefer:
> 2017-12-07 14:40 GMT+01:00 Marco Boeringa <marco at boeringa.demon.nl 
> <mailto:marco at boeringa.demon.nl>>:
>
>     * school: tag mostly used for kindergarten or primary school:
>     generally only classrooms and no dedicated laboratory / science /
>     workshop rooms with electrity, water, gas and a range of technical
>     equipment
>
>
>
> "school" is also used for some secondary schools, not just for primary 
> schools. It isn't typically used AFAIK for kindergartens.
>
> Cheers,
> Martin
>
>
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