secondary school
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secondary school
noun secondary schools
- A state school attended between the ages of 11 and 16 or 18 between primary school and university. One of the key roles played by the Whitby line is the transport of children from rural spots along the branch to secondary school in the coastal town.
- The federally designated, graduation-separated classification of grades 9–12 (approximately ages 14–18), regardless of whether they are compiled together in one school or separate from the other grades.
- Middle school; junior high school; a school that one attends between the ages of 12-17 (equivalent of grades 7-10 in North America, and years 7-10 in Australia).
Similar: high school
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Similar: high school
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noun school
| Español | secundaria, escuela secundaria |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 中学校 chūgakkō, 高校 kōkō |
| 中文 | 中學 /中学 zhōngxué |
| Kiswahili | sekondari, shule ya upili, shule ya sekondari |
| Português | secundária, liceu |
| Français | école secondaire, lycée, collège |
| Deutsch | Mittelschule, Oberschule |
| Italiano | liceo (lyceum), ginnasio, liceo classico, liceo scientifico, liceo linguistico, liceo artistico (art lyceum) |
| Ελληνικά | λύκειο lýkeio |
| Română | liceu, școală secundară, gimnaziu |
| Русский | сре́дняя шко́ла srédnjaja škóla |
| Tiếng Việt | trường trung học |
| العربية | مَدْرَسَة ثَانَوِيَّة, ثَانَوِيَّة ṯānawiyya |
Talk about this word "secondary school." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/secondary%20school. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. secondary school. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/secondary%20school "secondary school." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/secondary%20school.Cite this
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