- High School also refers to the highest form of classical riding, High School Dressage.
Secondary education, or secondary school, is a period of education which follows directly after primary education (such as intermediate school or elementary school), and which may be followed by tertiary or "post-secondary" education. 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 "K-12" education, (K is for kindergarten, 12 is for twelfth grade).
Secondary education in various nations
Secondary education is referred to by different names in different countries, see education by country.
- Australia: high school, secondary school, secondary college, college
- Austria, Denmark, Germany, Liechtenstein, Slovenia, Sweden, Switzerland,: gymnasium
- Brazil: Colegial, Segundo Grau (former, but still in use informally); Ensino Médio (official)
- Chile: Enseñanza Media.
- China, Taiwan: zhong xue (中学; literally, middle school), consisting of chu zhong (初中; literally junior middle) from grades 7 to 9 and gao zhong (高中; literally high middle) from grades 10 to 12
- Canada: high school, secondary school, école secondaire, lycée
- Finland: perusopetus (7-16), lukio (16-19). ammatillinen koulutus (16-19)
- France: collège (junior), lycée (senior)
- Hong Kong: secondary school (中學, Cantonese:ʤəʊŋ1 hɔk6), college (書院)
- Iceland: Menntaskóli.
- Indonesia: Sekolah Lanjutan Tingkat Atas (SLTA), Sekolah Lanjutan Tingkat Pertama (SLTP).
- Republic of Ireland: community school, comprehensive school, college, vocational school, voluntary secondary school.
- Japan: chūgakkō (中学校; Lower Secondary School), kōtōgakkō (高等学校;Upper Secondary School), chūtōkyōikugakkō (中等教育学校; Secondary School) - In the pre-Meiji educational system, the equivalent was called "chūsei"
- Mexico: Educación secundaria y preparatoria
- Netherlands: middelbare school or voortgezet onderwijs
- Romania: Liceu
- Russia: среднее образование (transliteration: sredneye obrazovaniye)
- Malaysia: secondary school or sekolah menengah, sometimes high school is used
- New Zealand, United Kingdom, Singapore: secondary school or (where a middle school system is operated) high school
- Spain: Educación secundaria, ESO (Educación Secundaria Obligatoria)
- Turkey: Lise
- United States: high school
See also
de:Weiterführende_Schulen fr:Enseignement secondaire ja:中等教育 nl:Gymnasium sv:Gymnasium
