upper school

noun

1. a scholastic division, especially in a private school, including the terminal secondary grades.

upper school

noun

1. the senior pupils in a secondary school, usually those in the fourth and fifth years and above

Word History and Origins

Origin of upper school¹

First recorded in 1620–30

Example Sentences

"We are all incredibly shocked by the news," a spokesperson for London's Latymer Upper School in Hammersmith, where Hannah was a former pupil, said.

From BBC

“I just have a lot of siblings here and at the upper school,” he replied, as if he could sense her question.

From Literature

Everything here requires so much talking and coordinating with the upper school...This rule and that rule must be followed; this tradition and that tradition cannot be altered.

From Literature

She describes being regularly humiliated by certain staff, and says she was told she had "deformed" shoulders and would never be accepted into an upper school.

From BBC

Sidwell, which typically has roughly 500 students in the upper school, prides itself on a rigorous academic curriculum.

From Washington Post