O ensino secundário
Example: O ensino secundário começa aos quinze anos na maioria das escolas.
Definition
"O ensino secundário" refers to the stage of education that follows primary school and typically includes the final years before higher education, usually involving students aged around fifteen to eighteen. It prepares students for further studies or vocational training.
Etymology
The term "o ensino secundário" comes from Portuguese, where "ensino" means teaching or education, and "secundário" means secondary, indicating its position as the second major stage of formal education after primary school.
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the secondary education