مدارسی که اقامتگاه یا خوابگاه‌هایی برای گروهی از دانش‌آموزان دارند و شبیه به مدارس شبانه‌روزی هستند ، البته با تفاوت‌هایی جزئی.

Historically, the house system was associated with established public schools in England, especially full boarding schools, where a "house" referred to a boarding house at the school. In modern times, in both day and boarding schools, the word "house" may refer only to a grouping of pupils, rather than to a particular building.