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high school, secondary school

In the US, a school which provides education beyond elementary school, usually from grade 9 to grade 12 but occasionally including grades 7 and 8.
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THE way a South Wales council decides which children get places in its most oversubscribed secondary schools is changing.
The Local Government Association said that limitations imposed by the Government will not allow local authorities to do the same in secondary schools, making the shortage worse in many areas.
57% of Middlesbrough's secondary schools since 2014/15 65% of North Tyneside's secondary schools since 2014/15.
Calderdale saw the overall numbers of vacancies in both primary and secondary schools grow from four in 2014 to 34 in 2016, while numbers were up from five to 14 in Kirklees.
Dr Al Nuaimi presented the shield of excellence to Hamad Town Boys' Secondary School, Ghazi Algosaibi Girls' Secondary School, Jidhafs Girls' Secondary School, Khawla Girls' Secondary School, Om Salama Intermediate Girls' School, Kairouan Intermediate Girls' School, Zallaq Primary-Intermediate Girls' School, Budaiya Primary-Intermediate Girls' School, Mariam Bin Omran Primary Girls' School, Naseeba Bint Kaab Girls' Primary Girls' School, Al Safa Primary Girls' School, Pearl of the Gulf School, Al Eman School and Al Amal Special Education Institute.
A NORTH Wales county's 12 secondary schools should be cut by three to nine and the number of its sixth forms slashed to six.
Critique: Informed, informative, thoughtful, thought-provoking, "Provocations: Philosophy for Secondary School" is a deftly written and applicable to history, geography, science, art, English and citizenship as it offers teachers of all subjects the opportunity to introduce a student-centered approach to their lessons.
Fifteen year old Sylvia Sheuya a grade 9 learner at Tsumeb Secondary School was crowned the winner of the Miss High School Namibia beauty pageant last weekend.
ERIC Descriptors: Academic Achievement; Secondary School Students; Foreign Countries; Socioeconomic Influences; Correlation; Neighborhoods; Environmental Influences; Disadvantaged Youth; Poverty; Ghettos; Children; Questionnaires; Child Development; Private Schools; Public Schools; Comparative Analysis; Parents; Fathers; Educational Attainment
IN TWO one- sided games, Government Mizo High School, Aizawl and Sri Ramakrishna Saratha Higher Secondary School, Subramanaya Nagar, Salem, Tamil Nadu, coasted into the semi- finals of the 53rd Subroto Cup at the Ambedkar Stadium on Sunday.
The Yemen Foundation for Training for the Purpose of Employing inaugurated an initiative called Guide Me My Way that aims to help secondary school graduates choose the right university major.
Good Secondary School - has lots of positive exam results.
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