secondary school
compound.compound. a school for students between the ages of 11 and 18, which they attend after primary school.
compound. an educational institution providing instruction for students following primary education, typically encompassing ages 11 to 16 or 18 depending on the national system.
My son starts secondary school in September.
After finishing primary school, most children in the town attend the local secondary school together.
The transition from a small primary environment to a large secondary school can be academically and socially challenging for many young learners.
primarily used in British, Australian, and New Zealand English; the American equivalent is 'high school'.
use this to teach the sequence of education: primary, secondary, and tertiary (university); note that 'secondary' is often omitted in casual speech in favor of 'high school' even in some UK regions.
He goes to the second school.He goes to secondary school.the adjective 'secondary' is the fixed term for this level of education, not the ordinal number 'second'.