haute école

== French == === Etymology === Feminine of haut (“high”) + école (“school”) (from Latin schola); perfectly parallel to Dutch hogeschool; compare high school. === Pronunciation === === Noun === haute école f (plural hautes écoles) (France) Very academic, high-level, equitation style school of higher education (Belgium) a school of higher education, academic but not ranked as a university ==== Related terms ==== école primaire grande école