secondary school

secondary school

n.

A school that is intermediate in level between elementary school and college and that usually offers general, technical, vocational, or college-preparatory curricula.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

secondary school - a school for students intermediate between elementary school and college; usually grades 9 to 12 Gymnasium, lycee, lyceum, middle school school - an educational institution; "the school was founded in 1900" academy - a secondary school (usually private) trade school, vocational school - a secondary school teaching the skilled trades high school, highschool, senior high, senior high school, high - a public secondary school usually including grades 9 through 12; "he goes to the neighborhood highschool" 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

Translations

secondary school n → escuela secundaria

secondary school

En el Reino Unido se llama secondary school a un centro educativo para alumnos de 11 a 18 años, si bien muchos estudiantes acaban a los 16, edad mínima de escolarización obligatoria. La mayor parte de estos centros funcionan como "comprehensive schools", aunque aún existen algunos de tipo selectivo.

secondary school second n (age 11 to 15) → collège m;

(age 15 to 18) → lycée m

secondary school

Une secondary school est un établissement d'enseignement pour les élèves de 11 à 18 ans, certains d'entre eux pouvant décider d'arrêter leurs études à 16 ans. La plupart de ces écoles sont des "comprehensive schools" mais certaines sont encore à recrutement sélectif; voir "primary school".

secondary school second² n → höhere Schule f

secondary school

Secondary school ist in Großbritannien eine weiterführende Schule für Kinder von 11 bis 18 Jahren. Manche Schüler gehen schon mit 16 Jahren, wenn die allgemeine Schulpflicht endet, von der Schule ab. Die meisten secondary schools sind heute Gesamtschulen, obwohl es auch noch selektive Schulen gibt. Siehe auch comprehensive school, primary school.

secondary school n → scuola secondaria

secondary school

In Gran Bretagna la secondary school è la scuola frequentata dai ragazzi dagli 11 ai 18 anni. Nel paese è obbligatorio andare a scuola fino a 16 anni; __Encposi__ vedi anche primary school .