secondary school

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"At night, I'd often hear a buzzing sound. I was in secondary school and didn't realise it then, but these were planes surveilling our neighbourhood," Ali tells the BBC.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

"Everyone wants to be the same in secondary school and this is different. People are more okay with being who they are at the end of term," she said.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

Estonia is the first in a series of countries where OpenAI hopes to start rolling out its education product ChatGPT Edu to secondary school students.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026

A survey by France's secondary school union found nearly 78% had recorded temperatures above 30C this week, and said it had received reports of teachers bringing in screwdrivers to prise windows open.

From BBC • May 28, 2026

Take him up to the Christian Brothers, tell them I sent you, tell them he is a bright boy and ought to be going to secondary school and beyond that, university.

From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt