secondary modern

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Definition of secondary modern in English English dictionary

Secondary moderns were schools which existed until recently in Britain for children aged between about eleven and sixteen, where more attention was paid to practical skills and less to academic study than in a grammar school. a type of school that existed in Britain until the 1960s, where children who had not passed a special examination were sent

Related Terms

secondary modern school

a type of school, for pupils who had failed the 11-plus examination, that concentrated on practical and vocational rather than academic subjects

secondary modern school

a former British secondary school emphasizing practical rather than academic education

Hyphenation

sec·ond·a·ry mod·ern

Turkish pronunciation

sekınderi mädırn

Pronunciation

/ˈsekənˌderē ˈmädərn/ /ˈsɛkənˌdɛriː ˈmɑːdɜrn/