secondary school

noun

1. a high school or a school of corresponding grade, ranking between a primary school and a college or university.

secondary school

noun

1. a school for young people, usually between the ages of 11 and 18

Other Word Forms

• secondary-school adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of secondary school¹

First recorded in 1825–35

Related Words

• high school 
• junior high school 
• middle school 
• prep school 
• preparatory school 
• senior high school