comprehensive school

noun

1. composite school.

comprehensive school

noun

1. a secondary school for children of all abilities from the same district
2. another name for composite school

Word History and Origins

Origin of comprehensive school¹

First recorded in 1945–50

Example Sentences

She said it would take Owen two hours to walk from their home to Mountain Ash comprehensive school.

From BBC

"In September he would have been starting comprehensive school. '’ve got five kids, but I've got four that are living and it's just not right."

From BBC

The adolescents were investigated from the end of comprehensive school until they received their first mental disorder diagnosis, relocated from the country or died.

From Science Daily

One school was a mixed grammar school in a predominantly white, middle-class rural area and another was a mixed comprehensive school in a predominantly white, working-class urban area.

From Science Daily

In recent months, Democrats have also considered expanding the state’s hate crime law and enacting a comprehensive school safety package spurred by the 2021 mass shooting at Oxford High School.

From Seattle Times