high school
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high school
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high school
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high schools
Britannica Dictionary definition of HIGH SCHOOL
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a school in the U.S. and Canada for older children
— often used before another noun
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She's in high school. = She goes to high school. = She attends high school.
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He graduated from Manchester High School.
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the high school track team
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high-school students
◊ Children in the U.S. and Canada attend high school for their last three or usually four years of schooling before possibly going to a college or university.
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compare elementary school, junior high school, middle school
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[singular]
— used in the U.K. in the names of secondary schools
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She sat A levels at Slough High School for Girls.
