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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And one need not look further than the country’s primary and secondary schools to understand the extent of Haiti’s troubles, as teachers and administrators scramble to educate a generation otherwise lost to insecurity.
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Websder Corneille, The Christian Science Monitor, 21 June 2024
The bill would require Texas public elementary and secondary schools to display the Ten Commandments in each classroom.
—Louis Casiano, Fox News, 21 June 2024
Schools end at 2 p.m. for elementary and 1 p.m. for secondary school.
—Alecia Taylor, Miami Herald, 10 June 2024
Starting young For primary and secondary school students, a growing network of nonprofit esports organizations is working to develop school curriculum and train participants in esports youth leagues.
—Ally Lemaster, Hartford Courant, 23 Feb. 2024
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Websder Corneille, The Christian Science Monitor, 21 June 2024
The bill would require Texas public elementary and secondary schools to display the Ten Commandments in each classroom.
—Louis Casiano, Fox News, 21 June 2024
Schools end at 2 p.m. for elementary and 1 p.m. for secondary school.
—Alecia Taylor, Miami Herald, 10 June 2024
Starting young For primary and secondary school students, a growing network of nonprofit esports organizations is working to develop school curriculum and train participants in esports youth leagues.
—Ally Lemaster, Hartford Courant, 23 Feb. 2024
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 4 Jul. 2024.
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