secondary school
noun
: a school intermediate between elementary school and college and usually offering general, technical, vocational, or college-preparatory courses
Examples of secondary school in a Sentence
a job that requires at least a secondary school education
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The status quo of early morning bells in secondary schools—and somewhat later bells in elementary schools—is biologically backwards.
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Lynne Peeples, TIME, 6 Jan. 2025
The series was based on the 2018 novel by Sally Rooney and starred Daisy Edgar-Jones and Mescal as a couple from secondary school to their undergraduate years in college.
—Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 3 Jan. 2025
All averages are lower than scores reported in 2019, but elementary and secondary school students appear closer to closing the gap than their high school counterparts who missed out on pivotal classroom time.
—Christina Lengyel | The Center Square Contributor, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 14 Dec. 2024
Many of Forum’s clients attend New York private schools, where tuition at secondary schools costs an average $27,322 per year, according to educationdata.org.
—Emma Whitford, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
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Lynne Peeples, TIME, 6 Jan. 2025
The series was based on the 2018 novel by Sally Rooney and starred Daisy Edgar-Jones and Mescal as a couple from secondary school to their undergraduate years in college.
—Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 3 Jan. 2025
All averages are lower than scores reported in 2019, but elementary and secondary school students appear closer to closing the gap than their high school counterparts who missed out on pivotal classroom time.
—Christina Lengyel | The Center Square Contributor, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 14 Dec. 2024
Many of Forum’s clients attend New York private schools, where tuition at secondary schools costs an average $27,322 per year, according to educationdata.org.
—Emma Whitford, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
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“Secondary school.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/secondary%20school. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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