The phrase "a third of school" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to a portion or fraction of the school population, resources, or activities.
Example: "A third of school was involved in the science fair this year."
Alternatives: "one-third of the school" or "a third of the student body".
Employers complain that around a third of school leavers lack even the most basic numeracy and literacy.
In April, ATL found that more than a third of school and college staff have noticed a rise in mental health problems in the past two years and over half of those working in education feel their job has had a negative impact on their mental health.
The council also plans to lose a third of school crossing patrols and stop paying for Christmas decorations.
Today's news that more than a third of school teachers surveyed reported a drop in the number of children exercising is another reminder that the Olympic legacy from London 2012 cannot be taken for granted.
Less than a third of school aged children consumed sugar less than once a day [ 32].
A third of school nurses perceived their own levels of T1D knowledge as being low to average [ 98] and rated themselves as moderately confident in providing T1D care and education [ 96].
About a third of schools don't have the capacity to accommodate all their students in a computer lab or other lockdown setting, Mr. Erickson said.
On January 25th Estyn, the Welsh schools inspectorate, said that almost a third of schools were deficient, and that two-fifths of pupils entered secondary school with delayed reading skills.
The survey said that a third of schools reported that the federal No Child Left Behind law, which since 2001 has required public schools to test students in math and English, had drawn resources from foreign languages.
But abolition is unrealistic: a third of schools are faith schools, mostly of Christian denomination, and it would be discriminatory to deny other faiths the right to set up similar schools.
He said fewer than 10% of state schools currently achieved that and the foundation's Chance to Shine campaign has set a target of increasing it to a third of schools.
