high school

noun
a school attended after elementary school or junior high school and usually consisting of grades 9 or 10 through 12.
Origin:
1815–25

Related forms
high-school, adjective
high schooler, noun
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high school
 
—n
1.  (Brit) another term for grammar school
2.  (US), (NZ) a secondary school from grade 7 to grade 12
3.  (Canadian) a secondary school, the grades covered depending on the province

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