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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21. Wisewood Secondary
Wisewood Secondary School, on Rural Lane, Wadsley, pictured in February 1975 | Picture Sheffield/Sheffield Newspapers Ltd Photo: Picture Sheffield/Sheffield Newspapers Ltd
22. City School
City Grammar School, on Stradbroke Road, Richmond, pictured in February 1975 | Picture Sheffield/Sheffield Newspapers Ltd Photo: Picture Sheffield/Sheffield Newspapers Ltd
23. Teacher protest
Protesting teachers pictured with their banners outside Sheffield City Hall in 1969 | Sheffield Newspapers
24. Wybourn
Pupils take part in the Sheffield tree planting campaign at Wybourn Middle School, Sheffield, in November 1969 | Sheffield Newspapers