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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All twelve of Gaza’s universities, and some eighty-five per cent of its primary and secondary schools, have been irrevocably damaged.
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Dorothy Wickenden, The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2024
The Bureau of Indian Education funds 183 elementary and secondary schools and residential facilities across the nation.
—Debra Utacia Krol, The Arizona Republic, 25 Oct. 2024
The company also makes air quality sensors that Cheyenne Mountain hangs in secondary school bathrooms to detect students vaping.
—Elizabeth Hernandez, The Denver Post, 6 Oct. 2024
Chinle and Window Rock high schools, two of the largest secondary schools on the Navajo Nation, faced incidents of violence and threats this past week, highlighting what some parents believe is the schools' lack of preparedness and resources to effectively handle such offenses.
—Arlyssa D. Becenti, The Arizona Republic, 2 Oct. 2024
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Dorothy Wickenden, The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2024
The Bureau of Indian Education funds 183 elementary and secondary schools and residential facilities across the nation.
—Debra Utacia Krol, The Arizona Republic, 25 Oct. 2024
The company also makes air quality sensors that Cheyenne Mountain hangs in secondary school bathrooms to detect students vaping.
—Elizabeth Hernandez, The Denver Post, 6 Oct. 2024
Chinle and Window Rock high schools, two of the largest secondary schools on the Navajo Nation, faced incidents of violence and threats this past week, highlighting what some parents believe is the schools' lack of preparedness and resources to effectively handle such offenses.
—Arlyssa D. Becenti, The Arizona Republic, 2 Oct. 2024
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“Secondary school.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/secondary%20school. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.
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