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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"This is not a school issue. This is a whole community and society issue," added Mr Hutchinson, whose comprehensive school in Monmouth has 1,700 pupils.
From BBC • Jul. 8, 2025
She said it would take Owen two hours to walk from their home to Mountain Ash comprehensive school.
From BBC • Oct. 19, 2024
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
Those recommendations became law in 2019, laying out a comprehensive school safety plan for state education authorities to oversee, involving regional safety centers across the state to coordinate behavioral health supports and threat assessments.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 17, 2024
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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