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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For example, enrollment in Catholic secondary schools in the United States was at just over one million students around the late 1960s and early 1970s, according to NCES data.
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Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 7 July 2025
The selective integration of Austin secondary schools was expanded.
—Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
Many of the most elite secondary schools in the U.S. were founded with the explicit purpose of preparing young students for study at Ivy League institutions.
—Christopher Rim, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025
And unlike other vaccines recommended in the early adolescent years, such as the meningococcal vaccine and the Tdap booster—which are required by most or all states for entry into secondary school—HPV is mandated for preteens in only a handful of jurisdictions.
—Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 19 June 2025
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Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 7 July 2025
The selective integration of Austin secondary schools was expanded.
—Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
Many of the most elite secondary schools in the U.S. were founded with the explicit purpose of preparing young students for study at Ivy League institutions.
—Christopher Rim, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025
And unlike other vaccines recommended in the early adolescent years, such as the meningococcal vaccine and the Tdap booster—which are required by most or all states for entry into secondary school—HPV is mandated for preteens in only a handful of jurisdictions.
—Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 19 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for secondary school
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“Secondary school.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/secondary%20school. Accessed 14 Jul. 2025.
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