high schoolˈhigh school ●●● S2 W2 noun 
Examples
We were friends in high school. high school students high school graduates2[singular] used in the names of some schools in Britain for children from 11 to 18 years old: Leytonstone High School for Girls → secondary school
ExamplesEXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
Thesaurus- But 95 of those seats were booked for a high school band going to play at a bowl game.
- Connecticut is assessing high school students in math and science based on team-oriented projects that take up to a semester of work.
- On the other hand, in urban areas there are now more opportunities for women with high school education to find jobs.
- Relatively, college wages rose even though real wages were falling for both college and high school graduates.
- The, his high school sweetheart.
Longman Language Activatorschools for older children► secondary school
1[countable, uncountable] a school in the US and Canada for children of 14 or 15 to 18 years old → junior high schoolin high school in Britain, a school for children aged between 11 and 18; in the US, a name for middle school , junior high school , and high school considered together as a group: · Everyone in his family had at least completed secondary school.· As children enter secondary school, parents often do not have the necessary knowledge to help with homework.
► middle school a school for children aged between 9 and 13 in Britain and 10 and 14 in some parts of the US: · Kim attends Byrd Middle School in Sun Valley.· The arts and crafts fair is geared toward middle school students.
► junior high school a school for children aged between 12 and 14 or 15, especially in some parts of the US: · I started taking French in junior high school.· Drug use among junior high school students has fallen.
► high school in the US, a school for children aged between 15 or 16 and 18: · Brad was the captain of his high school football team.· The program requires high school students to take at least one college-level course.go to high school: · Where do you go to high school?graduate from high school (=successfully complete high school): · He's been working full time since graduating from high school last June.
► comprehensive school in Britain, a school for children aged 11-16 or 11-18 that most students attend because it accepts people of all abilities and is paid for by the government
► sixth form college in Britain, a college for students aged between 16 and 18
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We were friends in high school. high school students high school graduates2[singular] used in the names of some schools in Britain for children from 11 to 18 years old: Leytonstone High School for Girls → secondary school