Can someone settle a debate with my partner please. The school for 11-16 year olds do you call it “secondary school” (this is what I call it) or bloody “high school” (my partners version) we are uk based not bloody American
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High School, never called it secondary school
Secondary School as its in the School’s name.
High school. Live in uk. St Peter’s High school me and my boys went too.
East Yorkshire, we say secondary or high school
Hi call it high school but when I was younger it was high school for girls and boys that passed their 12+ and secondary school for the mixed schools who didn’t pass
Secondary. Coz primary, secondary. I guess college could be called tertiary school haha! I dont know the word for 4th for uni 🤣
Depends how old you are, my grandparents say secondary school but my parents (and I) say high school
Secondary School x
College, grammar, high school would be the most common official names used in my part of UK.
I am 44, live in the south west UK and it’s always been secondary school, my kids are 23 and 18 and they called it secondary school as well, so did my parents and older brothers.