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nouna normal secondary school, accepting pupils of all abilities; replaced the secondary modern schools and grammar schools
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nouna large British or Canadian secondary school for children of all abilities
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composite school
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Translations
Danish enhedsskole
- enhedsskolenormal secondary school, accepting pupils of all abilities
Dutch middenschool
- middenschoolnormal secondary school, accepting pupils of all abilities
Finnish yhtenäiskoulu
- yhtenäiskoulunormal secondary school, accepting pupils of all abilities
French école moyenne
- école moyennenormal secondary school, accepting pupils of all abilities
German Gesamtschule
- Gesamtschulenormal secondary school, accepting pupils of all abilities
Irish scoil chuimsitheach
- scoil chuimsitheachnormal secondary school, accepting pupils of all abilities
Italian liceo scientifico
- liceo scientificonormal secondary school, accepting pupils of all abilities
Norwegian enhetsskole
- enhetsskolenormal secondary school, accepting pupils of all abilities
Polish szkoła ogólnokształcąca
- szkoła ogólnokształcącanormal secondary school, accepting pupils of all abilities
Swedish enhetsskola
- enhetsskolanormal secondary school, accepting pupils of all abilities
Welsh ysgol gyfun
- ysgol gyfunnormal secondary school, accepting pupils of all abilities
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APA
comprehensive school. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/comprehensive%20school
MLA
“comprehensive school.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/comprehensive%20school. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “comprehensive school,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/comprehensive%20school.
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