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

Recent Examples on the Web

Murphy noted that George, however, is the first future monarch to attend a secondary school like Eton in the age of smartphones and social media, requiring even more privacy precautions than in the past. — ABC News, 8 Sep. 2026

Seventy percent of Gen Z women who started playing sports continued through the end of high or secondary school, compared with 62% of Baby Boomers. — Brittany Talarico, PEOPLE, 3 Sep. 2026

The ban has been in place long enough that an entire cohort of girls has passed through adolescence without stepping foot in a secondary school classroom. — Kara Fox, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2026

Further measures followed, such as mandatory dress requirements, restrictions that require many women to be accompanied by a male guardian when leaving home, the closure of secondary schools for girls, and barring women from attending universities. — Mark Sappenfield, Christian Science Monitor, 14 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1809, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for secondary school

• macromolecule
• ampoule
• bascule
• carpool
• cesspool
• ferrule
• footstool
• guayule
• lobule
• misrule
• preschool
• pustule

Kids Definition

secondary school

noun

: a school for students above elementary or grammar school level and below college level