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

Recent Examples on the Web

In 2014, Boko Haram took almost three hundred girls from a secondary school in Chibok; the whereabouts of some ninety are still unknown. — Alexis Okeowo, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026

Part of the summer will be preparing George for what is ahead at secondary school, namely from William, who also attended Eton. — Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 29 July 2026

In early February, a Canadian 18-year-old named Jesse Van Rootselaar shot and killed five students at Tumbler Ridge secondary school before turning the gun on herself. — Frank Landymore, Futurism, 23 July 2026

The bill, the first of its kind within the European Union, also enforces a ban on cellphones in secondary schools. — Mason Leib, ABC News, 21 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1809, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for secondary school

• macromolecule
• ampoule
• bascule
• carpool
• cesspool
• ferrule
• footstool
• guayule
• lobule
• misrule
• preschool
• pustule

Kids Definition

secondary school

noun

: a school for students above elementary or grammar school level and below college level