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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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Locke does not have an affiliated continuation school; administrators say their goal is to keep all their students.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 16, 2026

My mom graduated from a continuation school, so it’s really big that I’m able to get here today and have their support as well.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 7, 2025

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 ● Dec. 1, 2022

Sierra High School, a San Bernardino Unified School District continuation school, offers a case study in what it takes to establish comprehensive mental health services at one school.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2022

This practice has been going on more or less extensively among the various schools; and in Berlin especially, the continuation school has been the foundation of most of the Fachschulen.

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

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