secondary school
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secondary schools
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Origin of secondary school
First recorded in 1825–35
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One of the foundation's schemes is Your Future Story, backed by schools and universities to support 1,000 secondary school pupils from lower income families through to university with targeted support.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
Thirty-year-old Hannah - the BBC has agreed to not include her surname - whose eldest daughter starts secondary school in September, said branded school uniforms "really hit a hole in the budget".
From BBC ● Aug. 2, 2026
At a secondary school in Naples, students file into a classroom for a nutrition workshop run by the Valter Longo Foundation.
From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026
The intervention raised math achievement by 0.184 standard deviation a year in elementary school and 0.146 in secondary school.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
As Allie and I walked, I remembered when I used to go dancing back in secondary school with friends.
From "A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier" by Ishmael Beah
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