All secondary school synonyms
sec·ond·ar·y school
S s noun secondary school
- high school — a school attended after elementary school or junior high school and usually consisting of grades 9 or 10 through 12.
- finishing school — a private school, usually at the high-school or junior-college level, that teaches young women social graces and prepares them for life in society.
- middle school — a school intermediate between elementary school and high school, usually encompassing grades five or six through eight.
- academy — Academy is sometimes used in the names of schools and colleges, especially those specializing in particular subjects or skills, or private high schools in the United States.
- boarding school — A boarding school is a school which some or all of the pupils live in during the school term. Compare day school.
- halls of ivy — an institution of higher learning; university or college; the academic world.
- military school — military academy.