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grammar school † Hist. 
a tax-supported secondary school; high school.
See also: high school
- 1808 On Wednesday . . . the examination of the scholars in the District Grammar School, was held in the presence of the Committee. . . .
- 1876 The Grammar School . . . provided in some measure for the wants of all who lived in the vicinity of the County Town.
- 1914 The Educational Act of 1871 substituted for the title of Grammar School that of High School.
- 1953 Despite the fact that schools in Canada West in 1856 contained 179,332 girls, it was not till 1868 that girls could legally attend grammar schools.
- 1808 On Wednesday . . . the examination of the scholars in the District Grammar School, was held in the presence of the Committee. . . .