But how well do you remember yours?
Here is a gallery of 21 pictures which offer a glimpse into life at school in Norfolk in the 1960s, 70s and 80s.
Can you see yourself or any old friends?
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Boys playing with conkers at Fakenham Junior School on October 5, 1984 (Image: Archant Library)
A shot of the Lakenham Boys' School Brass Rubbing exhibition in July 1964 (Image: EDP Library)
The Queen and Prince Philip visiting the Hewett School on July 11, 1977 (Image: Archant Library)
A junior school's sports day at Earlham Park on June 22, 1972 (Image: Archant Library)
Raleigh First School's harvest festival on October 10th, 1984 (Image: Newsquest Library)
This Snettisham school cook was pictured with some students after deciding to retire - October 19, 1984 (Image: Archant Library)
Victorian day at St Mary's School, Great Yarmouth, in November 1988 (Image: Archant Library)
Redcastle First School's Christmas party in 1987 (Image: Archant Library)
Toftwood First Shool's pantomime on November 9, 1980 (Image: Archant Library)
Fakenham schoolchildren receiving awards for their cycling proficiencies from the local police on October 8, 1977 (Image: Archant Library)
Children in Horsford pointing to a mile of pennies on November 2, 1984 (Image: Archant Library)
Dereham Grove House's Christmas party on December 21, 1976 (Image: Archant Library)
A pair playing in sand up at Shotesham Primary School on May 23, 1980 (Image: Archant Library)
A Harvest Festival performance at Blofield School in 1984 (Image: Archant Library)
Clare School students dancing around the Maypole in Norwich on May 22, 1968 (Image: Archant Library)
The cast of Attleborough School's 1983 nativity (Image: Archant Library)
Norwich Junior School students enjoying the 1969 Norwich Music Festival (Image: Archant Library)
Beetley Playgroup's Christmas party, December 1982 (Image: Archant Library)
Hewett School's sports day runners in Norwich - June 27, 1972 (Image: Archant Library)
Walsingham School students learning about Ethiopia in 1984 (Image: Archant Library)
Father Christmas visiting school children in Scarning in 1980 (Image: Archant Library)
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