Do British people use 'high school' for secondary school?

Nope, unless you're American it's pretty unlikely that you'd use the term 'high school' over here. High school isn't a synonym for secondary school because it's part of a three-tiered education system, rather than the two-tiered UK system. read more

High school isn't a synonym for secondary school because it's part of a three-tiered education system, rather than the two-tiered UK system. Secondary school refers to secondary institutionalized education - i.e. comprehensive school, grammar school, private/public school or anything that similarly educates pupils aged 11–18. read more

Best Answer: There's actually two different systems within the British state school system. The UK school year runs from September 1 - August 31 (so a child born on August 31 would enter the school system a year before a child born on September 1, even though they are just a day older). read more

High School or Secondary School: Year 7, 8,9,10 and then 11. College or Sixth Form: Two or three years of further education. I hope this helped:) I live in the UK. read more