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 most recent ruled that Maine’s tuition assistance to parents in districts lacking public secondary schools can be used at religious institutions.
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Charles J. Russo, The Conversation, 23 May 2025
Today, these primary and secondary schools mirror the diversity of the armed forces.
—Anna Mulrine Grobe, Christian Science Monitor, 20 May 2025
And while enrollment at parochial schools that feed graduates to Catholic universities fell more than 10% from 2017 to 2021, the most recent year for which a figure is available, the number of students at other kinds of religious primary and secondary schools is up.
—Jon Marcus, NPR, 18 May 2025
According to the World Bank, when girls cannot complete secondary school, the global economy misses out on $15-30 trillion in productivity earnings each year.
—Erin Spencer Sairam, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
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Charles J. Russo, The Conversation, 23 May 2025
Today, these primary and secondary schools mirror the diversity of the armed forces.
—Anna Mulrine Grobe, Christian Science Monitor, 20 May 2025
And while enrollment at parochial schools that feed graduates to Catholic universities fell more than 10% from 2017 to 2021, the most recent year for which a figure is available, the number of students at other kinds of religious primary and secondary schools is up.
—Jon Marcus, NPR, 18 May 2025
According to the World Bank, when girls cannot complete secondary school, the global economy misses out on $15-30 trillion in productivity earnings each year.
—Erin Spencer Sairam, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 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 27 Jun. 2025.
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