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 Jam formed in 1972 while all three band members were in secondary school, and their first album titled In the City released in 1977.
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Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 18 Feb. 2025
Yet, there is still clear consensus among sleep and health organizations, including the American Medical Association and the American Academy of Pediatrics, that secondary schools should delay start times to optimize teens’ sleep, mood, health, safety, and learning opportunities.
—Lynne Peeples, TIME, 6 Jan. 2025
Instead, the hardline Islamist group has done an about-face and banned women from going to university, closed secondary schools and beauty salons, and stopped women from working at NGOs, including at the United Nations.
—Salma Abdelaziz, CNN, 23 Jan. 2025
Historic buildings, elementary and secondary schools, manufacturing buildings, agricultural buildings and federal buildings can apply to be exempted.
—Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun, 15 Jan. 2025
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Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 18 Feb. 2025
Yet, there is still clear consensus among sleep and health organizations, including the American Medical Association and the American Academy of Pediatrics, that secondary schools should delay start times to optimize teens’ sleep, mood, health, safety, and learning opportunities.
—Lynne Peeples, TIME, 6 Jan. 2025
Instead, the hardline Islamist group has done an about-face and banned women from going to university, closed secondary schools and beauty salons, and stopped women from working at NGOs, including at the United Nations.
—Salma Abdelaziz, CNN, 23 Jan. 2025
Historic buildings, elementary and secondary schools, manufacturing buildings, agricultural buildings and federal buildings can apply to be exempted.
—Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun, 15 Jan. 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 23 Mar. 2025.
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