Noun

Singular secondary school

Plural secondary schools

secondary school (plural secondary schools)

  1. (education) (British) In the UK, a state school attended between the ages of 11 and 16 or 18.

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From Wiktionary under the GNU Free Documentation License.
Wed Jul 28 20:16:55 2010

Secondary school is a term used to describe an educational institution where the final stage of compulsory schooling, known as secondary education, takes place. It follows on from elementary or primary education.

There are many different types of secondary school, and the terminology used varies around the world. Children usually transfer to secondary school between the ages of 10 and 16 years, and finish between the ages of 16 and 18 years, though there is considerable variation from country to country.

Countries

India

Main article: Education in India

In India, high school is a grade of education from Standards IX to XII. Standards XI and XII are also called Higher Secondary School, Senior Secondary School or Junior College. Usually, students from ages 14 to 18 study in this section. These schools may be affiliated to national boards (like CBSE, ICSE, and NIOS) or various state boards. Education is compulsory until age 14. Although most are stand-alone day schools, some popular schools are residential. Traditional second stage in formal education, typically beginning at ages 14 - 16 and ending at 16 – 18 .

The distinction between elementary and secondary education has gradually become less marked, because of the proliferation of middle schools, junior high schools, and other divisions.

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Mon Jul 26 19:02:50 2010

What qualifications do you need to become a secondary school English Teacher?
Q. I'm in the UK. I want to become an English teacher, like the best person in the word, Katty Soper in my secondary school and I was wondering what qualifications I need to work towards. Love Living Life - Even if I can't.
Asked by Love Living Life - Tue Jun 9 16:06:43 2009 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Three A levels then four years at university plus a PGCE Postgraduate Certificate in Education
Answered by Astray A - Tue Jun 9 16:14:06 2009

How much is the average salary for a starting teacher in a secondary school?
Q. I am looking to become a sports teacher in a secondary school and was wondering what the starting salary might be.
Asked by Tom W - Fri Aug 29 07:39:34 2008 - - 7 Answers - 0 Comments

A. $31,753.00 to $47,602.00.
Answered by lenghartk - Fri Aug 29 10:06:36 2008

What would be a good funraiser for a secondary school?
Q. I am principal of a secondAry school and i need to raise some money for our school and to kids in Poverty. It would be nice if you could help me help!
Asked by Alex K - Tue Aug 7 03:34:45 2007 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments

A. well you could do the traditional type stuff, raffles, cheese rolls selling, sell confectionery etc to people and have a prize for the people who sell the most etc. but it depends what specifically they are going to do with the money that you can use to help you. like at my school they raised money so children in Gambia could have bikes so they could ride to school, and they like drew a bike really big with chalk on the court and collected coins which they put on the drawing outline and if you donated you got a ride on one of the bikes they had there. which sounds really simple and doesn't cost anything but it worked really well. or another good thing is a people auction where you buy students or teachers to do jobs for you for a length… [cont.]
Answered by Siobhan H - Tue Aug 7 03:48:20 2007

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