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I've also seen High School used in Scotland

• dboreham 7y ago
  Cane here to say the same thing, e.g. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inverkeithing_High_School https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inverkeithing_High_School Although, there's a subtle difference vs US usage: in Scotland High School is only used in the context of the name of a specific school, not as a term for the generic concept. E.g. "What secondary school did you attend?"; "I went to The High School" (meaning the Royal High School in Edinburgh). You'd never say "What high school did you attend?".
  • davb 7y ago
    Even that point varies regionally. Where I grew up, in Glasgow, it's really common to talk about primary school kids going off to high school or talk about which high school you attended.
    • teh_klev 7y ago
      Agreed. I'm in my 50's and even back in the late 70's in Scotland you'd hear folks use "secondary school" and "high school" interchangeably. I myself went to a Scottish "High School" for my secondary education in the 70's/80's.
    • WWWWH 7y ago
      Interesting, was this when the High school (Glasgow High) was closed? I’m not clear on the dates, but the secondary must of reopened in the early 70s.