Education features

Feature: Education

Description

Used to describe education features.

Tags

amenity=school, amenity=kindergarten, amenity=university, amenity=college, isced:level=*, grades=*

Education features are map objects and object features which relate to educational activities. Click through to the value page (e.g. amenity=school) for additional tags to use and related features to map.

Enumeration of education features

These key-tag combinations are well accepted and in heavy use.

• amenity=school — became established in 2008; did not go through a formal proposal process
• amenity=kindergarten — became established in 2009; did not go through a formal proposal process (see proposal page history)
• amenity=university — approved in 2006 via university campus (tertiary education)
• amenity=college — approved in 2007 via College Campus (further education)

Other approved tags:

• landuse=education

Proposed features

These key-tag combinations are in various proposed feature stages.

Proposed

• amenity=driving_school — proposed in 2009; now widespread
• ISCED — proposed 2012; relates to education level associated with a school
• amenity=music_school — facilities that give lessons on making music, such as with an instrument
• amenity=language_school — facilities where one specifically studies a foreign language
• amenity=childcare — broader definition than kindergarten (including e.g. nursery, after-school activity, orphanage); two unsuccessful proposals; nonetheless in active use (~22,000 in 2020)
• amenity=flight_school — proposed in 2014
• amenity=prep_school — for test prep schools; use amenity=school for college-preparatory schools
• amenity=ski_school
• education=centre – An institutions that provide various additional or specialized training

Abandoned/Obsoleted

• training — proposed 2010; facilities like dance school, language learning, IT computer classes etc.
• Trade school (amenity=trade_school) — proposed May 2012; "post-secondary, often private for-profit, training center for a specific trade"; marked as abandoned in 2016
• age_group (age_group=*) — proposed 2012; relates to the age of students at school, has been obsoleted in 2014 by the use of the tags min_age=* and max_age=*
• campus building (campusbuilding=various) — abandoned 2012 due to inactivity
• Pre-School (early childhood education) (amenity=preeschool) — abandoned 2012 due to inactivity; obsoleted by amenity=kindergarten
• education centre (amenity=education_centre) — abandoned 2008 without explanation
• Proposed features/Nursery (amenity=nursery) — proposed in 2013; seen as synonym to amenity=childcare; marked as abandoned in 2016
• Proposed Features/Education Reform (amenity=educational_facility) — proposed 2013; marked as abandoned in 2016
• User:Fluteflute/Education (amenity=education) — proposed 2012; marked as abandoned in 2016
• Proposed features/childcare2.0 (amenity=childcare) — proposed 2013; second attempt for this tag; marked as abandoned in 2016
• amenity=dancing_school – abandoned in favor of leisure=dance dance:teaching=yes

Rejected

• Education 2.0 (education=*, education_*=*) — rejected based on voting outcome 2016
• childcare (amenity=childcare) — rejected based on voting outcome, 2011
• research institution (research_institution=yes) — rejected based on voting outcome, 2008

Features of unknown status

• school=* — wiki page created in 2009; >50% are used in combination with amenity=school
• school=blind — redirects to school=*

Wikiproject activities

• AlbanianFloodingCrisisCamp#schools
• WikiProject Gjakova#schools
• WikiProject Greece/Taglist/education
• WikiProject Haiti/Schools
• WikiProject Prishtina#schools
• Category:Education