high school diploma
collocation in Englishmeaningsofhigh,schoolanddiploma
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high
adjective
uk/haɪ/us/haɪ/
(especially of things that are not living) being a large distance from top to bottom or a long way above the ground, or having the stated distance from top ...
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school
noun
uk/skuːl/us/skuːl/
a place where children go to ...
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diploma
noun[C]
uk/dɪˈpləʊ.mə/us/dɪˈploʊ.mə/
a document given by a college or university to show that you have passed a particular exam or finished ...
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(Definition ofhigh,schoolanddiplomafrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Responses were converted into a dichotomous variable where graduation from high school was considered successful and less than a highschooldiplomawas not successful.
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Their educational levels ranged from less than high school (19%) to a graduate degree (3%); a highschooldiplomawas the mode.
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For those without a highschooldiploma, this pattern is least clear, but still visible.
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She comes from a family of nine siblings whose parents never earned their highschooldiploma.
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The self-harvesters were between 30 and 50 years old, married or lived with a partner and had a highschooldiploma.
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In other words, with respect to contraceptive practice, the highschooldiplomaapparently is not a significant differentiating factor for the men in this sample.
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Neither of her parents holds a highschooldiploma, and although they are not highly educated, they afford their daughter the ability to socialize with her female friends.
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Indeed, given the basic requirements for entry into today's workforce, even at unskilled levels, opportunities for life as an adult become quite limited without a highschooldiploma.
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The highest percentage of parents in the sample held a college diploma, whereas the highest percentage of parents in the census data held a highschooldiploma.
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Twenty-two of them (14 men and 8 women) had a university degree while the remaining eight (two men and six women) had a highschooldiploma.
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Findings reveal that among those with limited education, higher rates of mental disorders were evidenced (81%), as compared with those with a highschooldiploma(48%).
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Educational level was coded 1 = less than a highschooldiploma, 2 = high school graduate, 3 = less than a college degree, 4 = college degree or higher.
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In 2008, 48% of the seniors received their highschooldiploma.
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A highschooldiplomaand baptismal certificate are the minimum requirements, yet standards of intelligence and psychological maturity must also be met.
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