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 species name goes to David Rhys Jones, a secondary school physics teacher in Wales who taught the lead author.
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Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 23 Feb. 2026
More than 200 million years after this creature last roamed what is now the United Kingdom, scientists have formally identified it as a new species — and named it after a secondary school physics teacher in Wales.
—Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 23 Feb. 2026
Oleh Kiper, the head of Ukraine’s Odesa region on the Black Sea, said drones damaged civilian and energy infrastructure facilities in the region, including a secondary school and an energy company’s warehouses.
—Los Angeles Times, 21 Feb. 2026
The secondary school has just 175 students from Grades 7 to 12, according to the province’s website.
—Lex Harvey, CNN Money, 11 Feb. 2026
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Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 23 Feb. 2026
More than 200 million years after this creature last roamed what is now the United Kingdom, scientists have formally identified it as a new species — and named it after a secondary school physics teacher in Wales.
—Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 23 Feb. 2026
Oleh Kiper, the head of Ukraine’s Odesa region on the Black Sea, said drones damaged civilian and energy infrastructure facilities in the region, including a secondary school and an energy company’s warehouses.
—Los Angeles Times, 21 Feb. 2026
The secondary school has just 175 students from Grades 7 to 12, according to the province’s website.
—Lex Harvey, CNN Money, 11 Feb. 2026
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“Secondary school.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/secondary%20school. Accessed 27 Feb. 2026.
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