comprehensive school
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Definition
- Noun:
- A large secondary school in Britain or Canada that educates students of all academic abilities, typically without selection by examination. It provides a broad curriculum designed to cater to diverse student needs and aspirations.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- After primary school, most children in the area attend the local comprehensive school.
- The government's policy aimed to replace selective grammar schools with comprehensive schools.
Advanced Usage
- The term is often used in discussions about educational policy, equity, and the history of schooling systems in the UK and other Commonwealth countries.
- It can be contrasted with selective schools (like grammar schools) or specialist schools.
Variants and Related Words
- Comprehensive education (n): The system or principle of educating children of all abilities in the same school.
- They are strong advocates for comprehensive education.
- Comprehensivization (n, historical): The process of converting a selective school system into a comprehensive one.
Synonyms
- Secondary modern school (historical, UK context, though these were often less academic in focus).
- High school (a more general term, especially in North American contexts, though not strictly synonymous as "high school" is not defined by its non-selective nature in the same way).
Related Phrases
- Go to a comprehensive: A common phrase meaning to attend a comprehensive school.
- He went to a comprehensive in London before university.
Noun
- a large British or Canadian secondary school for children of all abilities