The phrase "applying for school" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when referring to the process of submitting an application to attend an educational institution.
Example: "I am currently applying for school to pursue my degree in biology."
Alternatives: "submitting an application to school" or "enrolling in school".
Local councils are being told to investigate at least 120,000 families – one-in-10 – applying for school places every year as part of a campaign to catch suspected cheats.
Back applying for school once again in 2007, this time to pursue a bachelor's in sociology from Hunter College in Manhattan, Julian was shocked to learn from his guidance councilor that not a single one of the 18 credits he'd earned at Full Sail were transferable.
Back applying for school once again in 2007, this time to pursue a bachelor's in sociology from Hunter College in Manhattan, Julian was shocked to learn from his guidance counselor that not a single one of the 18 credits he'd earned at Full Sail were transferable.
Like applying for school, or saving money for that trip around the world.
Once approved, each student must apply for "school sponsorship".
We knew we did not have the money for school to begin with, but we had applied for school visas because that was the only way out".
Meanwhile Mums for Lungs has proactively written to the headteachers of 297 inner-London schools urging them to apply for school street status.
The existence of companies like Manhattan Private School Advisors which charges parents $18,500, non-refundable, to help them apply for school places suggests that some schools' fees are well below the market-clearing rate.
The smell of fresh paint wafts through the hallways, and residents come and go with backpacks or manila folders, on their way to find work, apply for school or visit the welfare office.
The association's comments come ahead of Thursday's deadline for the parents of some 370,000 three and four-year-olds to apply for school places for their children.
