high school

Meaning

1. (countable, uncountable) An institution which provides all or part of secondary education.
2. (Australia, Canada, Scotland, US, countable, uncountable) A secondary school.
3. (Philippines, countable, uncountable) A secondary education school, consisting of junior high school and senior high school (grades 7-12)
4. (Philippines, countable, historical, uncountable) A secondary education school for years 1-4 (now junior high school)

Synonyms

secondary school

grammar school

senior high school

gymnasium

middle school

upper secondary school

highschool

grammar school

senior high

high

big school

defensive backs

heese

lycée

gymnasia

gym

lycee

secondary line

Sixth Form College

Translations

lycée

Gymnasium

collège

institut

liceo

γυμνάσιο

scuola media

école secondaire

Oberschule

lise

secundaria

Mittelschule

institut

gymnasium

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈhaɪ.skul/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: hyȝ scole

Cognate with Dutch: hogeschool

Cognate with German: Hochschule

In summary

Inherited from Middle English hyȝ scole (“school for higher education”), equivalent to high + school. Cognate with Dutch hogeschool (“academy, university, graduate school”), German Hochschule (“academy, college, university”).

Sentences

In high school she was voted Girl Most Likely to Succeed as an Actress .

The new High School was built in Fallsburg.

The high school and gymnasium are on the National Register of Historic Places .

She attended Temecula Valley High School .

The Martha's Vineyard Public Charter School in West Tisbury also has a high school .

Central Lafourche High School is in Mathews , and has a Raceland postal address .