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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29. Sports day
Sheffield School Sports Day, University Athletic Ground, Warminster Road, some time between 1960 and 1979 | Picture Sheffield/H.Lovatt
30. School
Carbrook Park and School, Attercliffe, Sheffield, in August 1978 | Ann Jones/Picture Sheffield
31. High Green Secondary School
High Green Secondary School, on Pack Horse Lane, in 1978. Photo: Picture Sheffield/Sheffield Newspapers | Picture Sheffield/Sheffield Newspapers
32. School band
Burngreave School Band playing outside Burngreave Library, Sheffield, during the first day of West Indian Fortnight in July 1977 | Picture Sheffield/Sheffield Newspapers Ltd