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 couple has decided where the 12-year-old royal will attend secondary school.
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Lara Walsh, InStyle, 16 June 2026
Both William and his younger brother, Prince Harry, attended Eton College for secondary school.
—Katie Kindelan, ABC News, 16 June 2026
Sent to an elite secondary school in Tunisia as one of its only female students alongside 3,500 boys, Bouchoucha was offered a very different perspective from a young age.
—Marcus Lim, Variety, 15 June 2026
In the Boston case, the states argued that the policy impedes their ability to hire primary and secondary school educators and to staff public colleges and universities, will stymie academic research and will lead to a decline in medical workers.
—Paul Wiseman, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2026
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Lara Walsh, InStyle, 16 June 2026
Both William and his younger brother, Prince Harry, attended Eton College for secondary school.
—Katie Kindelan, ABC News, 16 June 2026
Sent to an elite secondary school in Tunisia as one of its only female students alongside 3,500 boys, Bouchoucha was offered a very different perspective from a young age.
—Marcus Lim, Variety, 15 June 2026
In the Boston case, the states argued that the policy impedes their ability to hire primary and secondary school educators and to staff public colleges and universities, will stymie academic research and will lead to a decline in medical workers.
—Paul Wiseman, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2026
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“Secondary school.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/secondary%20school. Accessed 19 Jun. 2026.
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