Secondary school

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Secondary school is a term used to describe an 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.

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.

• City academy
• City technology college
• Collège
• College
• College preparatory school
• Collegiate
• Collegiate institute
• Community school
• Comprehensive school
• Comprehensive high school
• École d'enseignement secondaire (in Canada)
• École secondaire
• Enseñanza Media (in Chile)
• Grammar school
• Gymnasium
• Gesamtschule (in Germany)
• Hauptschule
• High school
• Independent school
• Lise
• Lycée
• Lyceum
• Middle school
• Polyvalente (in Quebec)
• Private school
• Public school
• Realschule
• Secondary college
• Secondary modern school
• Secondary technical school
• Srednja škola (in Serbia)
• Steiner school
• Vocational school
• Voluntary secondary school

See also

• Secondary education
• Public high school
• Secondary education by country
• Secondary schools by country
• List of education articles by country
• List of schools by country

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