Parameters

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Parameter Explanation Examples
name Name of the school. If left blank, the pagename will display. Plano Senior High School
North Sydney Girls High School
native_name Name of the school in its native language, if different from its English name Waimairi-iri
latin_name Latin name of the school, if any. Use {{Lang|la}} or {{Langx|la}} for use of non-English text including the Latin name. N/A
logo Logo image School Logo.png
seal_image Seal image School Seal.png
image Image file name with no wikimarkup MySchool.png
alt Alt text for image, for visually impaired readers who cannot see it; see WP:ALT. A purple "V" with gold trim is centered on top of a purple "A" with gold trim.
image size Image width in pixels 200px
caption Caption for image The School Logo
The School Seal
motto School motto. Displays under image if provided. If shown in foreign language then use appropriate language template (Such as {{Langx|la}} or {{Lang|la}} template for Latin text. Use {{lang}} for mottoes of non-English text.) Latin: Vincit qui se vincit
[Ora et labora] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help) (Latin)
Success is the only option
motto_translation English translation of the school motto, if needed (the template indicates it in parentheses) He conquers who conquers himself
Pray and work
streetaddress Street address in which the school is found. Causes the section heading to appear as "Address" instead of "Location" 1425 Light Street
location Location, could include address; separate lines with <br /> 10550 Albion Road
San Ramon, California, 94582
United States

Crows Nest, New South Wales, Australia

region Region in which the school is found. US-ND
US-CA
city City, town or village in which the school is found. Cincinnati
Sydney
Christchurch
Ramsgate
state State of in which the school is found. Ohio
New South Wales
province Province in which the school is found. N/A
county County or Local Government Area in which the school is found. Hamilton County [county]
Auburn City [LGA]
Kent [county]
postcode The school's postcode. postalcode provides identical results. 3421
zipcode The school's zip code; alternative term for postcode and more commonly use. 45214
country Country of the school (Do not use flag icons and wikilink – see WP:OVERLINK and WP:WPSCH for guidance.) United States
England
Australia
New Zealand
coordinates Geographic coordinates. Use {{coord}} with type:edu and display=inline,title; for example: {{coord|dd|mm|ss|N/S|dd|mm|ss|E/W|type:edu|display=inline,title}}. 40°02′35″N 75°02′31″W / 40.043°N 75.042°W / 40.043; -75.042
fundingtype Funding type of the school. If an article on "fundingtype school" exists, will automatically be linked to it State school
Private school
Charter school
Public school
schooltype Type of school. If entered with funding type or type, will display as funding type, schooltype or type schooltype (See the article, taxonomy of schools for relevant information about school types.) Day school
Specialized school
International school
School-Within-A-School
High school
type Type of the school; overridden by fundingtype
religious_affiliation School's religious affiliation Christian
Roman Catholic
Baptist
religion If a faith school, the religion of the school
denomination If a faith school, the denomination of the school
patron Patron saint of the school N/A
established date of establishment/founding. Define a non-blank value for approx to determine an approximate date. Use {{Start date}} where possible. 1934
1982
1872
opened
founded
status Status of the school, if open or not; attributes can be also included about the school status from NCES CCD directories of public schools (for US schools only). Open
Active
Currently operational
Closed
closed date the school closed 2010
founder Founder of the school. Specify a non-blank value for founder_pl if there are multiple founders. N/A
sister_school The Sister School, if any. The main article should clarify the sister's relationship (same management, mutual agreement, other bonds, etc.), give the history of the arrangement and, of course, references. Western High School
schoolboard Board the school comes under Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners
Cincinnati Board of Education
district The school district of the school Baltimore City Public Schools
Cincinnati Public Schools
us_nces_district_id For US schools only, the District ID from the NCES CCD website nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/. Also note that {{NCES District ID}} may be useful here. 0602630 (Anaheim Union High School District)
LEA The school's Local Education Authority. This can also be found on the DfES website. (UK schools only) Kent County Council
authority Authority the school comes under N/A
oversight Oversight the school comes under Cristo Rey Network
superintendent Superintendent of the school Parvin Ahmadi
trustee Area trustee of the school N/A
schoolnumber Official number address of school M343
school code School code, if applicable 434
MOE The Ministry of Education Institution number (for New Zealand schools) 319 (Burnside High School)
ofsted The ofsted number of the school. Available from the ofsted website. (UK schools only) 118843 (The Judd School)
ceeb For US high schools and post secondary schools, the school's CEEB code. The code look-up tool is located at sat.collegeboard.org/register/sat-code-search. 050379 (John F. Kennedy High School)
us_nces_school_id For US schools only, the School ID from the NCES websites.
For public (government funded) schools, use the NCES CCD website nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/ and consider using the {{NCES School ID}} template.
For private schools, use the NCES PSS website nces.ed.gov/surveys/pss/privateschoolsearch/ and consider using the {{[[Template:NCES Private School ID|NCES Private Sc}