secondary school
noun[CorU]
mainlyUKuk/ˈsek.ən.dri ˌskuːl/us/ˈsek.ən.der.i ˌskuːl/aschoolforchildrenbetween theagesof 11 and 18,approximately:
中学UKHe waseducatedat thelocalsecondaryschoolin Shettleston.他在谢特莱斯顿当地的中学接受的教育。
UKMarcus has juststartedatsecondaryschool.马库斯刚开始上中学。
Hispartyhaspromisedtoprovideeverychildinsecondaryschoolwith afreelaptopandpublictransportation.他所在的政党承诺，将为中学的每个孩子提供免费的笔记本电脑和公共交通。
Compare
elementary school
high school
comprehensive school
grammar school
- Thestateconstitutionrefers to "abasicsystemoffreequalitypublicelementaryandsecondaryschools."
- People in low-income democracies have a 40percentgreaterchanceofattendingsecondaryschoolthantheircounterpartsin low-income autocracies.
- Students withparentswho areinvolvedintheireducationare morelikelytocompletesecondaryschool.
Types of school
- boarding school
- business school
- charter school
- coeducational
- comp
- comprehensive
- conservatory
- elementary school
- grade school
- gymnasium
- junior
- lycée
- reform school
- reformatory
- selective
- senior high school
- single-sex
- special school
- superschool
- varsity