high school noun
plural ∼ schools 1 [count, noncount] : a school in the U.S. and Canada for older children
▪ She's in high school. = She goes to high school. = She attends high school. ▪ He graduated from Manchester High School. — often used before another noun ▪ the high school track team ▪ high-school students ◊Children in the U.S. and Canada attend high school for their last three or usually four years of schooling before possibly going to a college or university. — compare elementary school, junior high school, middle school 2 [singular] — used in the U.K. in the names of secondary schools ▪ She sat A levels at Slough High School for Girls.
▪ She's in high school. = She goes to high school. = She attends high school. ▪ He graduated from Manchester High School. — often used before another noun ▪ the high school track team ▪ high-school students ◊Children in the U.S. and Canada attend high school for their last three or usually four years of schooling before possibly going to a college or university. — compare elementary school, junior high school, middle school
