is a period of Education which, in most contemporary Educational System s of the world, follows directly after Primary Education , and which may be followed by Tertiary , "post-secondary", or " Higher " education (e.g., University ). In Australia and other countries ''secondary schools'' is the official term for institutions offering this period of education. In other parts of the English-speaking world, '''secondary school''' is often used synonymously with ''secondary education.''
''Secondary School'' Or ''High School'' is employed in many educational systems to refer to secondary education. ' and '''' Lyceum '''' are other frequent names in various countries. In some educational systems, secondary schools are literally termed '' Middle School s''; the use of this term is not consistent around the world as ''middle school'' in some systems refers to the first period of secondary schooling, or alternately, the last period of primary education. '' College '' can also refer to secondary schools, or to the first stage of secondary schooling, much like ''middle school''. '' Preparatory School s'' or "prep schools" can be secondary institutions, though often include primary levels as well.
The purpose of a secondary education can be to prepare for either Higher Education or Vocational Training . The exact boundary between primary and secondary education varies from country to country and even within them, but is generally around the seventh to the tenth year of education, with Middle School covering any gaps. Secondary education occurs mainly during the teenage years. Primary and secondary education together are sometimes (in particular, in Canada and the United States ) referred to as "" education, ('''K''' is for Kindergarten , '''12''' is for twelfth grade).
- This is a rough average over all students. Individual students are usually with 6 months of this age.
Secondary education is referred to by different names in different countries, see Education By Country .
- '' or ''Polimodal'', ''Escuela secundaria''
- '', ''High school'', ''Secondary college''
- (Ober- & Unterstufe), Hauptschule , " Höhere Bundeslehranstalt (HBLA), Höhere Technische Lehranstalt (HTL)''
- Bahamas, The : Junior High (grades 7-9), Senior High (grades 10-12)
- Brazil : ''Colegial'', ''Segundo Grau'' (former, but still in use informally); ''Ensino Médio'' (official)
- Chile : ''Enseñanza Media''.
- People's Republic Of China (China) : ''zhong xue'' (中学; literally, ''middle school''), consisting of ''chu zhong'' (初中; literally ''beginning middle'') from grades 7 to 9 and ''gao zhong'' (高中; literally ''high middle'') from grades 10 to 12
- Republic Of China ( Taiwan ): Junior High School(國民中學), Senior High School(高級中學), Vocational High School(高級職業中學), Military School(軍校), and Complete High School(完全中學).
- '', ''secondary school'', ''école secondaire'', ''lycée'', '' Collegiate Institute ''
- )
- ), ''Ενιαίο Λύκειο'' ( Lyceum )
- ), ''střední odborné učiliště''
- ''
- '', '' Lyceum ''
- ) '' Gymnasium '' ( Swed. )
- France : ''collège'' (junior), ''lycée'' (senior)
- '', '' Realschule ''/'' Fachoberschule '', '' Hauptschule '', '' Gesamtschule ''
- :ʤəʊŋ1 hɔk6), ''college'' (書院)
- ), ''Ενιαίο Λύκειο'' ( Lyceum )
- '' (grammar school), ''középiskola'' (comprehensive school, lit. "middle-school"), ''szakközépiskola'' (vocational secondary school, lit. "specified middle-school")
- Iceland : ''Menntaskóli''.
- India : ''secondary school''
- Indonesia : ''Sekolah Lanjutan Tingkat Atas'' (''SLTA''), ''Sekolah Lanjutan Tingkat Pertama'' (''SLTP'').
- , Comprehensive School , ''college'', Vocational School , Voluntary Secondary School .
- Italy : Scuola Media (junior), Liceo (senior).
- ''), ''chūtōkyōikugakkō'' (中等教育学校; Secondary School) - In the pre- Meiji educational system, the equivalent was called "chūsei"
- ''
- '' is used
- Mexico : ''Educación secundaria y preparatoria''
- Netherlands : ''middelbare school'' or ''voortgezet onderwijs''
- ) but this is rare and is not used as a generic term. New Zealand also has Intermediate School s, but these cover the last two years of primary education and are not secondary schools.
- Norway : ''Videregående''
- Peru : ''Educación secundaria''
- Poland : ''gimnazjum'' (grades 7-9), ''liceum'' (grades 10-12)
- Romania : ''Liceu''
- : ''sredneye obrazovaniye'')
- s'' (高中).
- ''
- Spain : ''Educación secundaria'', ''ESO'' (''Educación Secundaria Obligatoria'')
- ''
- , '' Secondary School ''
- Turkey : ''Lise''
- '' ( Primary School being the one before this)
- '' (usually grades 9-12 or 10-12 also termed ''senior high school''); ''junior high school'' (6-8 or 6-9, or other variations) and '' Middle School '' (6-8, 7-8, or 5-8) are sometimes considered secondary education.
- '' ( Primary School being the one before this)
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