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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In the nearby suburb of Aubervilliers, where 42 percent of households are poor, philosophy teacher Cloe Jean said Henri Wallon secondary school had no nurse for its 1,000 students.
From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026
Perched on a low wall alongside friends, 18-year-old Abdel rattled off the problems that drove him to protest in his final year of secondary school in the eastern suburb of Bagnolet.
From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026
The primary teachers run intensive catch-up classes for first-year secondary school pupils without basic literacy skills.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
The new suits were filed by people who witnessed the shooting at the town’s secondary school, including Deidre Rushlow, a seventh-grade teacher who sheltered students under her desk.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
Fisher excelled at math as a secondary school student, but his poor eyesight became a liability at Cambridge.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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