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 queen consort officially opened the Mulberry Academy London Dock, a secondary school that is part of the Mulberry Schools Trust family of schools.
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Julia Teti, WWD, 5 Feb. 2025
On Monday, Fort Worth Independent School District confirmed to USA TODAY that it had been notified about a substitute teacher, implying the immigration law enforcement agency should visit one of its secondary schools.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 28 Jan. 2025
Throughout the secondary schools, instruments would be replaced and added for the performing arts.
—Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 25 Jan. 2025
Since the Taliban seized control of Afghanistan again in 2021, the hardline Islamist group has severely restricted the lives of women and girls, such as banning them from attending university and closing secondary schools.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN, 24 Jan. 2025
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Julia Teti, WWD, 5 Feb. 2025
On Monday, Fort Worth Independent School District confirmed to USA TODAY that it had been notified about a substitute teacher, implying the immigration law enforcement agency should visit one of its secondary schools.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 28 Jan. 2025
Throughout the secondary schools, instruments would be replaced and added for the performing arts.
—Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 25 Jan. 2025
Since the Taliban seized control of Afghanistan again in 2021, the hardline Islamist group has severely restricted the lives of women and girls, such as banning them from attending university and closing secondary schools.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN, 24 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 11 Feb. 2025.
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