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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Nearly three-quarters of the 119 million girls out of school worldwide are of secondary school-age, according to the United Nations Children’s Fund. Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2025 Girls were notably banned from secondary school the next month, meaning that online education became one of the last avenues of hope. Zahra Nader, Time, 3 Oct. 2025 Sulaiman was in his third year of the Madrasah Tsanawiyah, or secondary school. Helen Regan, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2025 The Wauwatosa School District has been using an electronic hall pass system since the 2023-24 school year in all of its secondary schools. Alec Johnson, jsonline.com, 25 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for secondary school

Word History

First Known Use

1835, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of secondary school was in 1835

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“Secondary school.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/secondary%20school. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.

Kids Definition

secondary school

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

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