secondary school
Secondary school is a term used to describe an educational institution where the final stage of compulsory schooling, known as secondary education, takes place. It follows on from primary or elementary education.
There are many different types of secondary school, and the terminology used varies around the world. Children usually transfer to secondary school between the ages of 11-14 years, and finish between the ages of 16-18 years, though there is considerable variation from country to country.
In North America, although typically referring to high school (freshman through senior year) in the United States, the term secondary school may refer to grades 7 to 12, which includes junior high school as well as high school. In Ontario and British Columbia, secondary school is synonymous with high school and refers only to grades 9 to 12.
In England and Wales, secondary school is for children from the ages of 11 to 16 or 18.[Dictionary definition of secondary school from the Longman Online Dictionary] Secondary school incorporates Key Stage 3 and Key Stage 4 of the National Curriculum (or years 7 to Year 11 ) and can also include sixth form. After 16, compulsory education ends, and young people can decide whether to continue their studies further, either at school or sixth form college, or enter the world of work.
Nomenclature
The names used to describe the institutions used for secondary education vary from country to country. Sometimes, the same terminology is used in different countries but with very different meanings.
 Bachillerato (in Dominican Republic and Spain)
Catholic Secondary School
City academy
City technology college
Collège
College
College preparatory school
Collegiate
Collegiate institute
Community college
Community school
Comprehensive school
Comprehensive high school
École d'enseignement secondaire (in Canada)
École secondaire
Enseñanza Media (in Chile)
Ensino Médio (in Brazil)
Escola secundária (in Portugal)
Preparatoria (in Mexico)
Escuela secundaria (in Argentina)
Grammar school
Gymnasium
(in Germany)
Hauptschule
High school
Högstadiet (in Sweden)
Høyskole, alternatively Høgskole, Høgskule or allaskuvla in the Sámi-speaking area
Istituto tecnico (in Italy)
Liceo (in Italy)
Lise (in Turkey)
Independent school
Junior High School
Lise
Lycée (in France and Canada)
Liceu (in Romania and Republic of Moldova)
Liceum (in The Republic of Poland)
Lukio (in Finland)
Lyceum
Middle school
Polyvalente (in Quebec)
Private school
Public school
Realschule
Secondary college
Secondary modern school
Secondary school in the Soviet Union
Secondary technical school
Segundo Grau (in Brazil)
Sekolah Menengah (in Malaysia)
Sekolah Menengah Atas (in Indonesia)
Sixth form college (in England, Wales, Northern Ireland, Hong Kong and Malta)
Střední škola (in The Czech Republic)
Stredná škola (in The Slovak Republic)
Szkoła średnia (in The Republic of Poland)
Ungdomsskole (in Norway, meaning Youth school)
Vocational school
Voluntary secondary school
Voortgezet onderwijs (in the Netherlands)
See also
Secondary education
Educational stages
High school
Public high school
List of education articles by country
List of schools by country
References
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