Meanings
nounsenior high school (countable and uncountable, plural senior high schools)
plural senior high schools · alternative SHS
- UScountableuncountableeducationAn institution which provides secondary education, typically in grades 10, 11, and 12, and often also in grade 9.
- PhilippinescountableuncountableeducationA secondary education school for grades 11 and 12 (a continuation of junior high school), which consists of tracks, which some consist of strands.
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna public secondary school usually including grades 9 through 12
Broader
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Translations
Chinese Mandarin 高級中學 /高级中学
- 高級中學 /高级中学 (gāojí zhōngxué)institution which provides secondary education
Finnish lukio
- lukioinstitution which provides secondary education
Polish szkoła ponadpodstawowa
- szkoła ponadpodstawowainstitution which provides secondary education
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