Secondary education
Secondary education, or secondary school, is a period of education which follows directly after primary education (such as middle school), and which may be followed by tertiary 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 referred to as "K-12" education, especially in the United States.
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Nature of secondary education in different nations
Secondary education is referred to by various different names in different countries, including high school in the United States and Australia, gymnasium in Germany, Austria and Scandinavia, or middle school in the Netherlands.
- Secondary education in the United Kingdom: grammar school
- Education in Germany, Education in Sweden, Education in Austria: gymnasium
- Secondary education in the United States, Education in Canada, Education in Australia: high school
- Senior high school: Education in Taiwan (no "high school", only middle school)
- Secondary education in Japan: Kôtôgakkô
- Secondary education in France: lycée
- Middle School: Education in the Netherlands
See also
- Primary education -- Secondary education -- Post-secondary education -- Tertiary education -- Quaternary education
- School -- Preparatory school
- Education by country
- List of colleges and universities by country
