secondary school
noun
: a school intermediate between elementary school and college and usually offering general, technical, vocational, or college-preparatory courses
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a job that requires at least a secondary school education
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The measure sponsored by Rep. Peggy Scott, R-Andover, called for restricting participation in girls sports at the elementary and secondary school levels to biological females as determined by genetics and reproductive organs.
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Alex Derosier, Twin Cities, 22 Apr. 2025
And every year, 23 million more girls are completing secondary school compared to a decade ago.
—Maryanne Murray Buechner, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025
Listen to this article A collection of student artwork from seven Poway Unified School District secondary schools is on display at the Poway Center for the Performing Arts through March 2.
—Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Jan. 2025
The committee also pushed back on Lamont over the Education Cost Sharing grant, the main funding program to support local elementary and secondary school operating expenses.
—Jessika Harkay, Hartford Courant, 9 May 2025
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Alex Derosier, Twin Cities, 22 Apr. 2025
And every year, 23 million more girls are completing secondary school compared to a decade ago.
—Maryanne Murray Buechner, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025
Listen to this article A collection of student artwork from seven Poway Unified School District secondary schools is on display at the Poway Center for the Performing Arts through March 2.
—Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Jan. 2025
The committee also pushed back on Lamont over the Education Cost Sharing grant, the main funding program to support local elementary and secondary school operating expenses.
—Jessika Harkay, Hartford Courant, 9 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for secondary school
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“Secondary school.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/secondary%20school. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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