high schoolnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈhaɪ ˌskuːl/us/ˈhaɪ ˌskuːl/A2 informal high a school in the US for older children, usually children from grades 9-12, or aged approximately 14-18:
Diane goes to Santa Ana High.
in the UK and Australia, sometimes used in the names of schools for children aged from eleven to 18
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Types of school
- alma mater
- business school
- charter school
- coed
- coeducational
- college
- comprehensive school
- convent school
- faith school
- fee-paying
- finishing school
- graduate school
- grammar school
- independent school
- infant
- junior
- junior school
- madrasa
- parochial school
- single-sex
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