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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33. School photo
Staff and pupils at Crookes Endowed Schools, Sheffield, in 1976 | Picture Sheffield/Sheffield Newspapers Ltd
34. School cruise
Teachers and pupils from Sheffield secondary schools on a cruise to Uganda in February 1976
35. Maud Maxfield School
Prince Charles chats to pupils at the Maud Maxfield School on a visit to Sheffield in 1975.
36. Park House School
Park House School, on Bawtry Road, Tinsley, Sheffield, in February 1975.