secondary school
noun
: a school intermediate between elementary school and college and usually offering general, technical, vocational, or college-preparatory courses
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a job that requires at least a secondary school education
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The tour will reach over 10,000 students in secondary schools and colleges.
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Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 26 Jan. 2026
Factors that contributed to New Hampshire’s appeal include low non-medical drug use, high secondary school completion rates, and a nearly 10% drop in homelessness.
—Tristan Bove, Fortune, 8 Jan. 2026
His family encouraged him to enroll at a technical secondary school, which taught engineering skills alongside the standard curriculum.
—IEEE Spectrum, 2 Jan. 2026
Teraline has since returned to school, completing her secondary school degree and is now at university studying law.
—Maryanne Murray Buechner, Forbes.com, 31 Dec. 2025
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Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 26 Jan. 2026
Factors that contributed to New Hampshire’s appeal include low non-medical drug use, high secondary school completion rates, and a nearly 10% drop in homelessness.
—Tristan Bove, Fortune, 8 Jan. 2026
His family encouraged him to enroll at a technical secondary school, which taught engineering skills alongside the standard curriculum.
—IEEE Spectrum, 2 Jan. 2026
Teraline has since returned to school, completing her secondary school degree and is now at university studying law.
—Maryanne Murray Buechner, Forbes.com, 31 Dec. 2025
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“Secondary school.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/secondary%20school. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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