What is a secondary school?

What is a secondary school?

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Secondary school is your last experience of schooling in the state system. Usually it starts at 11 and it will carry on to the standard school leaving age of 16. Many of them will then carry on into sixth form to take you through A levels, IB or whatever you're doing before university.