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school-leaver

British  

noun

  1. a pupil who is about to leave or has recently left school, esp at the minimum school-leaving age

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Javi Onder, an 18-year-old school-leaver with a role in IT, is in her first few months at the Bank where her mother, in the markets and payments division, has worked for 20 years.

From The Guardian Nov. 10, 2015

It's about the kids who come after school for their school-leaver artery-blocker meal deals.

From The Guardian Feb. 20, 2013

The majority of the more than 400 UK firms surveyed said they would hire a school-leaver with two years' work experience over a graduate.

From The Guardian Aug. 16, 2011

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