school-leaver
noun
a pupil who is about to leave or has recently left school, esp at the minimum school-leaving age
school-leaving
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a word derived from
school-leaver.
Example Sentences
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The 18-year-old began spending time on social media and made contact with Hindu right-wing users after finishing her school-leaving exams last year, a local police official who spoke to her earlier this week told Reuters.
From Reuters ● Jan. 6, 2022
Back at Kholofelo's home, on the eve of her school-leaving exams, she takes the babies to where their sister is buried.
From BBC ● Nov. 10, 2018
Forty years of authoritarian rule under the regime established by António Salazar in 1933 had suppressed education, weakened institutions and lowered the school-leaving age, in a strategy intended to keep the population docile.
From The Guardian ● Dec. 5, 2017
A British mother’s wages fall by 2% for each year she is out of the workforce, and by 4% if she has good school-leaving qualifications.
From Economist ● Oct. 5, 2017
The requirements of the colleges vary as to educational qualification, some being satisfied with a school-leaving certificate while others demand Matriculation.
From Women Workers in Seven Professions by Edith J. Morley
