"secondary school" | Definition and Related Words

Noun

is a type of: school - an educational institution
subtypes:
- 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
same as: gymnasium, lycee, lyceum, middle school