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 Princess of Wales will then meet with veterans in attendance, as well as secondary school students whose parents are currently deployed.
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Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 4 Nov. 2025
After graduating with a degree in history from the University of Ghana, Mahama taught at a secondary school before pursuing a post-graduate degree in social psychology in Moscow, graduating in 1988.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 30 Oct. 2025
The United Methodist symbol of the cross and flame was also on the students’ jackets and a gate by the front of the Murewa mission center, comprised of primary and secondary schools.
—Liam Adams, Nashville Tennessean, 29 Oct. 2025
There's no school for Vrana's two older children, who travel to Fourni for secondary school by ferry.
—Sarah McCammon, NPR, 29 Oct. 2025
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Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 4 Nov. 2025
After graduating with a degree in history from the University of Ghana, Mahama taught at a secondary school before pursuing a post-graduate degree in social psychology in Moscow, graduating in 1988.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 30 Oct. 2025
The United Methodist symbol of the cross and flame was also on the students’ jackets and a gate by the front of the Murewa mission center, comprised of primary and secondary schools.
—Liam Adams, Nashville Tennessean, 29 Oct. 2025
There's no school for Vrana's two older children, who travel to Fourni for secondary school by ferry.
—Sarah McCammon, NPR, 29 Oct. 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 7 Nov. 2025.
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