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 secondary school was briefly placed on lockdown before the pursuit continued.
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Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026
Players still in secondary school are now potentially eligible, like college players, to sign lucrative Name, Image and Likeness sponsorship contracts.
—Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 8 Apr. 2026
Have dependents who attend a primary or secondary school in California.
—Alexiah Syrai Olsen, Sacbee.com, 7 Apr. 2026
While technical education offerings are typical of many secondary schools across the country, Winchester’s approach is different, Dintersmith said, because vocational education is not stigmatized as a place to dump students who weren’t college-bound.
—Jacqueline Munis, Fortune, 5 Apr. 2026
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Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026
Players still in secondary school are now potentially eligible, like college players, to sign lucrative Name, Image and Likeness sponsorship contracts.
—Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 8 Apr. 2026
Have dependents who attend a primary or secondary school in California.
—Alexiah Syrai Olsen, Sacbee.com, 7 Apr. 2026
While technical education offerings are typical of many secondary schools across the country, Winchester’s approach is different, Dintersmith said, because vocational education is not stigmatized as a place to dump students who weren’t college-bound.
—Jacqueline Munis, Fortune, 5 Apr. 2026
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 11 Apr. 2026.
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