SECONDARY MODERN


Meaning of SECONDARY MODERN in English

n

a type of secondary school (= for children aged 11-16) in England until the 1970s, providing a general education with an emphasis on practical or technical skills for children who did not go to a grammar school .

Oxford guide to British and American culture English vocabulary.      Руководство по британской и американской культуре, Оксфордский английский словарь.