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Synonyms

continuation school

American  

noun

  1. a school providing extension courses for people who have left school in the elementary grades to go to work.


Etymology

Origin of continuation school

First recorded in 1885–90

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Sharaga, 33, introduces herself as a counselor at a continuation school in the Valley.

From Los Angeles Times May 29, 2024

He attended Garfield High School, where he met his wife, and later graduated from a continuation school, Valencia said.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 24, 2023

It has nine elementary schools, three middle schools, three comprehensive high schools, a continuation school and an online school as well as preschool and adult education.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 30, 2022

There is an elementary school and a continuation school but no high school.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 7, 2022

What may also be styled as belonging in a sense in the continuation school category is the German Association for the Diffusion of Popular Education, with headquarters in Berlin.

From The Condition and Tendencies of Technical Education in Germany by Chamberlain, Arthur Henry

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