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high school

1. Brit another term for grammar school
2. US and NZ a secondary school from grade 7 to grade 12
3. Canadian a secondary school, the grades covered depending on the province
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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 DepEd said the program is short by P5.9 billion as the 2018 budget, which is currently being reenacted, only appropriated P14.4 billion for the voucher program in private senior high schools. The budget requirement for the program this year as proposed in the national expenditure program is P20.3 billion.
"The other interesting feature is that senior high school encourages life-long learning.
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The Senior High School programs of STI have two tracks: the Academic and Technical-Vocational tracks.
The Japanese Society of School Health survey, which covered 6,600 respondents in elementary, junior high and senior high schools in 10 prefectures from April 1998 to February 1999, showed that 48.6% of high school girls have been on a diet at some point.
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"We are pooling together a broad coalition of experienced faculty from various colleges and universities around the country to develop teaching guides that will provide senior high school teachers with teaching strategies, guide questions and curated references that will aid them in teaching these new subjects in the basic education curriculum," the Commission explained.
The boy then threatened another female senior high school student near the scene with a knife and held her captive for about 20 minutes, the ruling said.
Issah Issahaku, a farmer in Savelugu Nanton in the Northern Region, bitterly complained that his son, who chose boarding status at the Sunyani Senior High School, (SUSEC) has been given the day student status.
The lack of available positions for non-college graduates and the supposed insufficient work experience of K-12 graduates were the primary reasons cited by employers who said that they are not ready to accept senior high school graduates.
Roullo said the early registration for senior high school was part of the preparation for the full implementation of the K to 12 program.
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