secondary school
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Origin of secondary school
First recorded in 1825–35
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Parents celebrated a decision to halt the "mothballing" of any secondary school in the region in 2024.
From BBC • Jun. 30, 2026
Mum Katie Hutt, 46, is hoping Yann will be in remission by the time he is in secondary school after enrolling on an allergy elimination programme in California, which costs them £30,000 a year.
From BBC • Jun. 13, 2026
Ma Naw Phaw had just started secondary school when Myanmar's military overthrew the democratically elected government in February 2021.
From BBC • Jun. 12, 2026
Each year the government sets targets for the number of student teachers it needs to recruit in each individual secondary school subject.
From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026
They wouldn’t let me be an altar boy, a secondary school pupil, a missionary with the White Fathers.
From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt
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