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(Philippines) A secondary education school, consisting of junior high school and senior high school (grades 7-12).

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#1·Apr 27, 2026AUS

(Philippines) A secondary education school, consisting of junior high school and senior high school (grades 7-12).

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  • “Salem voters pass debt exclusion override to fund new high school”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “In junior high school our choir group sang “Everything’s Alright”. I enjoyed that musical. Still do. And the music 🎶 is such fantastic energy.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “I played cello for 2 or 3 years, but quit at 13 because I found my teacher too creepy. Started playing oboe with the high school band instead.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “"A group of senior pupils at Plockton High School have launched a new social enterprise ['Muir'] aimed at promoting Gaelic language and culture through locally-designed merchandise." www.whfp.com/2026/04/09/3...”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “and it was like kids in a high school”

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Australia
#2·Apr 27, 2026AUS

(schools) An institution which provides all or part of secondary education.

Origin: , equivalent to . Cognate with ,. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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  • “High school volleyball: Boys’ playoff results and schedule https://www.newsbeep.com/us-ca/300436/ CITY SECTION Monday’s Results FIRST ROUND DIVISION I Taft d. LA Roosevelt, 25-17, 25-17, 25-17 East Valley d.…”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “13/ three weeks after the Hawks won the Cup (a game I attended, BTW), I graduated from high school. Damn, I'm old 🤣😂😅”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Florida is the first state in the country to install drones on school campuses, and one high school is leading the way.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “High school baseball and softball: Monday’s scores https://www.rawchili.com/mlb/690738/ BASEBALL CITY SECTION AMIT 11, Reseda 1 Carson 10, Rancho Dominguez 0 Crenshaw 4, Dymally 16 Diego Rivera…”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “and it was like kids in a high school”

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Australia
#3·Apr 27, 2026AUS

(North America, Australia, Scotland) A secondary school.

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