全校(ぜんこう)

ぜんこう
noun
the whole school; all students
education
1. the whole school; all students
The entire school, meaning every student (and often the staff) of a single school taken together.
全校(ぜんこう)で歌(うた)を歌(うた)った。
The whole school sang a song.
全校集会(ぜんこうしゅうかい)が体育館(たいいくかん)で開(ひら)かれた。
A whole-school assembly was held in the gymnasium.
Every student in the school took part in this initiative.

Prefix 全(ぜん) (whole, all) + 校(こう) (school). Usually used attributively before another noun rather than standing alone.

Common collocations

  • 全校集会(ぜんこうしゅうかい): a whole-school assembly
  • 全校生徒(ぜんこうせいと): all the students of the school
  • 全校朝会(ぜんこうちょうかい): a whole-school morning meeting