secondary school
Americannoun
noun
Other Word Forms
- secondary-school adjective
Etymology
Origin of secondary school
First recorded in 1825–35
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The couple met in secondary school at a refugee camp in Kenya and got married after they’d both returned to their homeland in 2013.
From Salon
Staff at an East Dunbartonshire secondary school are being balloted on strike action over "serious health and safety concerns".
From BBC
Yet since the phone-free policy was introduced at the academy chain's six secondary schools, teachers say pupils and concentrating better, disruptions to lessons are fewer and children seem happier.
From BBC
Tuesday's report came hours after a BBC News investigation into Mossbourne's recent take over of two secondary schools in Essex which found about 150 pupil withdrawals amid a string of parental concerns.
From BBC
The Mossbourne Federation said "highly structured" approach to teaching had kept its Hackney secondary schools "in the top 1% nationally" for two decades.
From BBC
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