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school performance — academic results

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How well a student does in their studies at school, including their grades, test scores, and overall achievement.

Say it like a native

Textbook Her scholastic attainment has shown marked improvement.

Native Her school performance has really improved.

'Scholastic attainment' is jargon; 'school performance' is the natural term.

Pattern: school performance (of someone/something)

In use

  • Her school performance improved a lot after she started getting extra help with math.education
  • In my opinion, parents should support their children at home because it can have a positive impact on their school performance.IELTS speaking

Common mistake

✗ His performance at school are improving.

✓ His performance at school is improving.

'Performance' is singular — 'is improving'.

Common collocations

  • school performance — school performance, academic performance, improve performance, performance at school

Don't confuse it

'School performance' is about academic achievement, not about performing arts or shows at school.

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