upper school

noun

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

Origin of upper school

First recorded in 1620–30

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British Dictionary definitions for upper school

upper school

noun

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