A secondary school emphasizing Latin and Greek in preparation for college.
Another name for a primary school, also called an elementary school. In the UK, a secondary school catering to children of high academic ability.
In the UK, a secondary school catering to children of high academic ability, about 20% of the total, usually measured by the eleven-plus examination. Most grammar schools have now been replaced by comprehensive schools. By 1992 the proportion of English children in grammar schools was less than 3%.
In the US, the term is sometimes used for a primary school (also called elementary school).
Vrsta srednje škole (klasična, realna); u starom školstvu imala je 6 i 8 razreda (u nju su đaci išli posle završene osnovne škole od četiri razreda); kod nas ima četiri razreda nakon završetka osmoletke.
Prvobitno, kod starih Grka: mesto gde su mladići i odrasli goli vršili telesna vežbanja; docnije: središte celokupnog duhovnog života; danas: srednja škola, tj. škola između osnovne i visoke, koja priprema učenike za univerzitet. (grč.)