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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And Singapore, which has discussed the issue with Australia, is banning the use of smartphones and smartwatches in secondary schools, including during recess and after school activities.
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Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 10 Dec. 2025
These groups provide financial help to elementary and secondary school students from low- and middle-income families.
—Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2025
The agency announced Tuesday that the Department of Labor will now manage many of the Education Department's grants to elementary and secondary schools, including the Title I program, which hands out billions of dollars to aid schools with large numbers of low-income students.
—Joe Walsh, CBS News, 19 Nov. 2025
More than 200 schoolgirls were kidnapped from a Chibok secondary school in 2014 by Boko Haram militants, sparking international outrage and a #BringBackOurGirls campaign.
—Ashley Carnahan , Paul Tilsley, FOXNews.com, 18 Nov. 2025
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Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 10 Dec. 2025
These groups provide financial help to elementary and secondary school students from low- and middle-income families.
—Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2025
The agency announced Tuesday that the Department of Labor will now manage many of the Education Department's grants to elementary and secondary schools, including the Title I program, which hands out billions of dollars to aid schools with large numbers of low-income students.
—Joe Walsh, CBS News, 19 Nov. 2025
More than 200 schoolgirls were kidnapped from a Chibok secondary school in 2014 by Boko Haram militants, sparking international outrage and a #BringBackOurGirls campaign.
—Ashley Carnahan , Paul Tilsley, FOXNews.com, 18 Nov. 2025
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“Secondary school.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/secondary%20school. Accessed 18 Dec. 2025.
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