Schools have certainly changed considerably in the decades since these evocative pictures were taken.
But the value of the inspirational teachers and the friendships forge there remain as important now as they were all those years ago.
This retro photo gallery shows schools around Sheffield between 1960 and 1979, and some of the teachers and pupils there at the time.
Myers Grove, Jordanthorpe Secondary, Earl Marshal Comprehensive and Westfield are just some of the schools featured in the nostalgic images.
Is your school among those pictured, and what are your abiding memories of your days there?
The photos are taken from The Star’s archives and shared courtesy of Picture Sheffield.
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13. Westfield School
Westfield School, on Westfield Crescent, Mosborough, pictured in January 1971 | Picture Sheffield/Sheffield Newspapers Ltd Photo: Picture Sheffield/Sheffield Newspapers Ltd
14. Carols
Stradbroke Junior School pupils singing carols in the Sheffield Cathedral forecourt in December 1971 | Picture Sheffield/Sheffield Newspapers Ltd Photo: Picture Sheffield/Sheffield Newspapers Ltd
15. Waltheof School
Waltheof School (later Sheffield Park Academy), on Beaumont Road North, Sheffield, pictured in 1968 | Picture Sheffield/Sheffield Newspapers Ltd Photo: Picture Sheffield/Sheffield Newspapers Ltd
16. Ice skating trophy
The Co-op Trophy is presented to a pupil of Abbey Lane Junior and Infant School at the Silver Blades Ice Rink for her ice skating achievements | Picture Sheffield/Sheffield Newspapers Photo: Picture Sheffield/Sheffield Newspapers