comprehensive school
Americannoun
noun
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a secondary school for children of all abilities from the same district
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another name for composite school
Etymology
Origin of comprehensive school
First recorded in 1945–50
Example Sentences
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Buddy's comprehensive school arranged support for his learning, although not for his emotional needs.
From BBC • Oct. 5, 2025
The adolescents were investigated from the end of comprehensive school until they received their first mental disorder diagnosis, relocated from the country or died.
From Science Daily • May 23, 2024
Carvalho has yet to present his comprehensive school safety plan.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 8, 2023
“To have comprehensive school security with 100% weapons detection essentially requires a TSA-style agency that would cost hundreds of billions of dollars to implement across the country. And that’s not viable.”
From Seattle Times • Jan. 11, 2023
To Holland we owe the idea of a declaration of independence, of a written constitution, of religious toleration, and of a comprehensive school system supported by taxation.
From Early European History by Webster, Hutton
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