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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United Teachers Los Angeles represents more than 30,000 classroom teachers, psychologists, attendance counselors, guidance counselors, nurses and secondary school librarians.
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Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2026
Narcisse previously was the chief of secondary schools at the District of Columbia Public Schools.
—Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 13 Mar. 2026
An explosive-laden drone blamed on Sudanese paramilitaries struck a secondary school and a health care center in southern Sudan on Wednesday, killing at least 17 people, mostly schoolgirls, a hospital official and a medical group said.
—Arkansas Online, 12 Mar. 2026
The academy’s secondary schools — in Lincoln, Roseville and El Dorado Hills, as well as online — are known for their rigorous curriculum designed to meet or exceed UC and CSU admission requirements.
—Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 3 Mar. 2026
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Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2026
Narcisse previously was the chief of secondary schools at the District of Columbia Public Schools.
—Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 13 Mar. 2026
An explosive-laden drone blamed on Sudanese paramilitaries struck a secondary school and a health care center in southern Sudan on Wednesday, killing at least 17 people, mostly schoolgirls, a hospital official and a medical group said.
—Arkansas Online, 12 Mar. 2026
The academy’s secondary schools — in Lincoln, Roseville and El Dorado Hills, as well as online — are known for their rigorous curriculum designed to meet or exceed UC and CSU admission requirements.
—Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 3 Mar. 2026
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 20 Mar. 2026.
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