HIGH SCHOOL

ˈhigh school BrE AmE noun

1 . [uncountable and countable] a school in the US and Canada for children of 14 or 15 to 18 years old ⇨ junior high school

in high school

We were friends in high school.

high school students

high school graduates

2 . [singular] used in the names of some schools in Britain for children from 11 to 18 years old:

Leytonstone High School for Girls

⇨ ↑ secondary school