normal state secondary school

[josera--]

Dear friends:
The words are: "normal state secondary school"
My try: Escuela de secundaria ¿pública?
Thanks in advance.

 

[fenixpollo]

Can you give us more background information and a complete sentence, please? It is easier to translate a phrase if we see it in a specific context.

Thank you.

 

[josera--]

Thank you very much, fenixpollo.
The sentence is: "Mr. XXX sees his college not as a hothouse for brillance but rather as a way to make up for the time wasted in normal state secondary school" (Mr. XXX founded a private school).

 

[fenixpollo]

...en la típica escuela secundaria del estado.
...en la escuela secundaria pública normal.

Unas ideas. Espero que te ayuden.

 

[josera--]

Thank you very much!
Regards.

 

[zumac]

...en la típica escuela secundaria del estado.
...en la escuela secundaria pública normal.

Unas ideas. Espero que te ayuden.

Be careful when using the term "normal" when you are talking about education. "Una escuela normal" is for teaching students to become teachers.

According to the DRAE:

escuela normal.
1. f. Aquella en que se hacen los estudios y la práctica necesarios para obtener el título de maestro de primera enseñanza.

Saludos.

 

[fenixpollo]

Thanks for the reminder, zumac. I tried to structure my suggestions so that "escuela" and "normal" did not appear together. I hope my second suggestion is not misleading in that respect...