high school

Definition of high school in English English dictionary: secondary school; An institution which provides all or part of secondary education; In the United States, a high school is a school for children usually aged between fourteen and eighteen. an 18-year-old inner-city kid who dropped out of high school. In the U.S., any three-to six-year secondary school serving students about 14-18 years of age. Four-year schools are by far the most common; their grade levels are designated freshman (9th grade), sophomore (10th), junior (11th), and senior (12th). Comprehensive high schools offer both general academic courses and specialized commercial, trade, and technical subjects. Most U.S. high schools are tuition-free, supported by state funds. Private high schools are usually classed as either parochial or preparatory schools; {i} secondary school offering academic or vocational subjects (to students in grades 10-12, sometimes also grade 9); – A secondary school In the US some high schools take children from age 12 to 18 years; while in other cases the pupils move from junior to senior high schools at the age of about 15 years Some junior high schools are also called "middle schools"; A one-year course in high school equals one unit So, in other words one unit is the same as one credit Most courses are one semester long and are equal to 5 units; A secondary school offering the final year of high school work (Grade 12) necessary for graduation All high schools in Utah include minimally grades 10 through 12; A secondary school offering the final years of high school work necessary for graduation, usually including grades 10, 11, and 12 (in a 6-3-3 plan), or grades 9, 10, 11, and 12 (in a 6-2-4 plan); In Britain, a high school is a school for children aged between eleven and eighteen. Sunderland High School; a public secondary school usually including grades 9 through 12; "he goes to the neighborhood highschool"; This is another term for Haute Ecole
high school graduate: one who has completed the academic program of a secondary school
high school students: students in secondary schools (grades 10-12, sometimes also grade 9)
high school teacher: teacher who teaches in a high school (grades 9-12)
High School.: HS
high schools: plural form of high school
highschool: Alternative spelling of high school
junior high school: A school for children that have completed elementary school or grade school, but are not yet old enough for high school. In the US, it often includes grades 6 or 7 through 9
In California the term originally used was intermediate high school, later shortened to intermediate school, but the term junior high school is rapidly supplanting the others.
Rene Cassin High School: name of a high school in Jerusalem
high-school: secondary school
highschool: a public secondary school usually including grades 9 through 12; "he goes to the neighborhood highschool"
junior high school: A school in the U.S. system generally including the seventh, eighth, and sometimes ninth grades. a school in the US and Canada for children aged between 12 and 14 or 15 middle school , senior high school
junior high school: a secondary school usually including 7th and 8th grades
junior high school: school level that is between the elementary and high school levels (starting with grade 6 or 7 and going to grade 8 or 9)
junior-high school pupils: students in the 7th-9th grades
junior-high school teacher: person who teaches at a junior-high school (grades 7, 8 and sometimes 9)
senior high school: higher grades in an American high school
senior high school: high school junior high school
senior high school: A high school usually constituting grades 10, 11, and
senior high school: a public secondary school usually including grades 9 through 12; "he goes to the neighborhood highschool
senior-high school teacher: secondary school teacher