high school

/'hai'sku:l/

Thân thiện

A student walks into the high school building with a backpack.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A secondary school: An educational institution that typically provides instruction for students in grades 9 through 12 (approximately ages 14-18), following elementary or middle school.
   • A specific institution: Refers to a particular school building or system at this educational level.

Usage

• The term "high school" is used to refer to the institution itself, the period of time a student attends it, or the educational level it represents.
• It is commonly preceded by articles ("a," "the") or possessive pronouns ("my," "our").

Examples

• Noun:
  • She is a teacher at the local high school.
  • My daughter will start high school next fall.
  • High school is an important time for personal development.

Advanced Usage

• "high school" as a modifier: Used attributively to describe things related to this level of education.
  • He is on the high school football team.
  • We attended our high school reunion.

Variants and Related Words

• Highschool: A less common, closed-form spelling of the term.
• Secondary school: A more formal or British English synonym, though it can sometimes encompass a broader age range.
• Senior high school: A term sometimes used to specify grades 9-12, distinguishing it from junior high school (grades 7-8).

Synonyms

• Secondary school
• Academy (in some proper names, e.g., "Springfield Academy")

Related Phrases

• High school diploma: The certificate awarded upon graduation.
• High school student: A person who attends high school.
• High school years: The period of time one spends in high school.

Học thuật

Noun

1. a public secondary school usually including grades 9 through 12
   • he goes to the neighborhood highschool

Từ đồng nghĩa

• senior high school
• senior high
• high
• highschool