senior high schools

Pre-college educational institutions

Senior high schools is the plural of senior high school, an educational institution serving students typically in grades nine or ten through twelve, roughly ages fourteen to eighteen.

The term distinguishes these schools from junior high schools, which cover earlier grades.

In American usage, senior high school and high school are largely interchangeable: The district operates three senior high schools.

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primary schools · junior high schools · kindergartens · grade schools · middle schools

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