Definify.com

Definition 2024


secondary_school

secondary school

English

Noun

secondary school (plural secondary schools)

  1. (education, Britain) In the UK, a state school attended between the ages of 11 and 16 or 18.
  2. (education, Canada, US) 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.

Synonyms

Coordinate terms

Related terms

Translations

See also