secondary school

/ˌsɛkənˈdɛri skul/

/ˈsɛkəndri skul/

Other forms: secondary schools

Definitions of secondary school

1. noun

   a school for students intermediate between elementary school and college; usually grades 9 to 12
   synonyms: Gymnasium, lycee, lyceum, middle school

   types:

   academy

   a secondary school (usually private)

   trade school, vocational school

   a secondary school teaching the skilled trades

   high, high school, highschool, senior high, senior high school

   a public secondary school usually including grades 9 through 12

   junior high, junior high school

   a secondary school usually including 7th and 8th grades

   prep school, preparatory school

   a private secondary school

   public school

   private independent secondary school in Great Britain supported by endowment and tuition

   grammar school

   a secondary school emphasizing Latin and Greek in preparation for college

   secondary modern school

   a former British secondary school emphasizing practical rather than academic education

   composite school, comprehensive school

   a large British or Canadian secondary school for children of all abilities

   choir school, schola cantorum

   a school that is part of a cathedral or monastery where boys with singing ability can receive a general education

   Eton College

   a public school for boys founded in 1440; located in Berkshire

   Winchester College

   the oldest English public school; located in Winchester

   type of:

   school

   an educational institution