secondary education

Noun

Meaning

education beyond the elementary grades; provided by a high school or college preparatory school

Source: WordNet

Alternative names

secondary-education

Synonyms

college education grammar school didactics senior high school secondary school middle school junior high intermediate school primary education further education senior school upper secondary education middle school education high school education
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Antonyms

grammar school primary school elementary school middle school grade school primary education
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Hypernyms

education teaching instruction pedagogy didactics educational activity

Examples

When I was a young musician, the only option available to pursue secondary education in music was to attend a classical conservatory. Billy Joel

England has not yet imitated the example set by America and by most of the British Dominions in making public secondary education free. R. H. Tawney

We need university education in Fiji and must seriously think about starting post secondary education in Fiji. In the near future we hope to see a university college in Fiji and ultimately a fully fledged university. A.D. Patel

The West Bengal Board of Secondary Education had issued instructions in 1989 that ‘Muslim rule should never attract any criticism. Destruction of temples by Muslim rulers and invaders should not be mentioned.' Arun Shourie

Everybody should be interested in access to primary and secondary education for everybody. Paul Farmer

But I didn't really enjoy my secondary education that much, probably because I am a very physical person and don't enjoy sitting at a desk all day. I just dragged myself through GCSE and A Levels, so it suited me very much to go on to drama school, which was very active. Amanda Burton

Close letter words and terms

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