Secondary education
Secondary education is the stage of education following
primary school. Secondary education is generally the final stage of
compulsory education. However, secondary education in some countries includes a period of compulsory and a period of non-compulsory education. The next stage of education is usually
college or university. Secondary education is characterized by transition from the typically compulsory, comprehensive primary education for
minors to the optional, selective
tertiary, "post-secondary", or "
higher" education (e.g.,
university,
vocational school) for
adults. Depending on the system, schools for this period or a part of it may be called
secondary schools,
high schools,
gymnasia,
lyceums,
middle schools,
colleges,
vocational schools and
preparatory schools, and the exact meaning of any of these varies between the systems
See also
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Secondary education
