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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Student Will Seward, 19, started going to the gym when he was at secondary school because he wanted to "get stronger and build up his physique".
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
Reading gains were modest in elementary school and nearly zero in secondary school.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026
"It's very difficult to be a young woman now in secondary school."
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 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
One seamstress who regularly cleaned the superintendent’s room was Park Choon Young, whom Shin knew from secondary school and who operated a sewing machine that he maintained.
From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden
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