Definition of secondary school
: a school intermediate between elementary school and college and usually offering general, technical, vocational, or college-preparatory courses
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Examples of secondary school in a Sentence
a job that requires at least a secondary school education
Recent Examples of secondary school from the Web
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Her son is now a student at the University of Kentucky and did not attend public elementary or secondary schools.
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As of 2014 only 12 states had more than one in four elementary and secondary schools where pupils studied a language other than English.
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Nearly 200 people have died from gunfire at school since then, and more than 187,000 students attending at least 193 primary or secondary schools have experienced a shooting on campus during school hours, according to a Washington Post analysis.
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In 2017, the United States had 44 elementary/secondary school shootings where someone was shot or killed.
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As a compromise, secondary schools and colleges were opened specifically to train black teachers.
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Keh had initially planned to turn pro after finishing secondary school back in Auckland, New Zealand.
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Ground was broken April 12 for the building in Havre de Grace that will replace the community’s high school and middle school buildings, both the oldest secondary schools in the school system.
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This spring, students, for the first time, attended the Powerhouse Drøbak Montessori lower secondary school, which claims to be the most efficient school in Norway.
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First Known Use of secondary school
1835
SECONDARY SCHOOL Defined for English Language Learners
secondary school
Definition of secondary school for English Language Learners
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: a school for children between the ages of 11 and 16 or 18
SECONDARY SCHOOL Defined for Kids
secondary school
Definition of secondary school for Students
: a school for students above elementary school level and below college level
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