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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Parents of children at a secondary school say sessions being held to approve uniform ahead of the new school year are proving helpful.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
The intervention raised math achievement by 0.184 standard deviation a year in elementary school and 0.146 in secondary school.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
The trip to the Spanish resort was Taylor's first holiday abroad without her parents, an all-girl rite of passage celebration with 16 friends after leaving secondary school.
From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026
Police said a major operation was under way in the area of Welfen-Gymnasium secondary school in the small town of Schongau.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
When Shin and his classmates entered secondary school, they were barely literate.
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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