High school

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High school is used in some parts of the world, particularly in Scotland, North America and Oceania to describe an institution that provides all or part of secondary education. The term "high school" originated in Scotland with the world's oldest being the Edinburgh's Royal High School in 1505.

The Royal High School was used as a model for the first public high school in the United States, the English High School founded in Boston, Massachusetts, in 1821. The precise stage of schooling provided by a high school differs from country to country, and may vary within the same jurisdiction. In all of New Zealand and Malaysia along with parts of Australia and Canada, high school is synonymous with secondary school, and encompasses the entire secondary stage of education.

1 Usage by country
- 1.1 Australia
- 1.2 Belgium
- 1.3 Brazil
- 1.4 Canada
- 1.5 England & Wales
- 1.6 Finland
- 1.7 France
- 1.8 Germany
- 1.9 India
- 1.10 Indonesia
- 1.11 Iran
- 1.12 Israel
- 1.13 Japan
- 1.14 Lithuania
- 1.15 Malaysia
- 1.16 Mexico
- 1.17 New Zealand
- 1.18 Norway
- 1.19 Pakistan
- 1.20 Palestine
- 1.21 People's Republic of China
- 1.22 Philippines
- 1.23 Taiwan
- 1.24 Scotland
- 1.25 Singapore
- 1.26 South Africa
- 1.27 South Korea
- 1.28 United States
2 See also
3 References
4 External links

Usage by country

Australia

Main article: Education in Australia

In Australia, the term "high school" refers to secondary school, from Year 7 or Year 8 through to Year 12, varying from state to state. High school immediately follows primary (elementary) school; therefore, a Year 7 Australian high school student is sometimes as young as 11. In Tasmania and the Australian Capital Territory, the term "high school" generally refers to Years 7-10, whereas the term "College" is used for Years 11-12. In Victoria the term "secondary college" has largely replaced the term "high school" following the reforms of the Labor Government in the late 1980's and early 1990's. Some schools have, however, retained the name "high school" (such as Melbourne High School) and many have now dropped the "secondary" and are simply known as "college".

The later years of high school are known as the Higher School Certificate (HSC) in New South Wales for Year 12, Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE) in Victoria for Years 11 and 12 and similar names in other states.

A student's first examination marks in New South Wales and a combination of examination marks and coursework in other states (except Queensland) are indexed into the Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (ATAR). This index is usually the sole factor considered when applying for university courses. The ATAR was only introduced in 2009 (in NSW), and previously each state calculated its own final high school rank, such as the Universities Admission Index (UAI) in NSW and Equivalent National Tertiary Entrance Rank (ENTER) in Victoria.

Victorian students also have an opportunity to complete a high school qualification under the Victorian Certificate of Applied Learning which gives students practical experience in a trade or workplace. This qualification generally leads students into a trade or TAFE course.

Belgium

In Belgium, the term "high school" isn't used. They say "middelbaar or secundaire school", translated:middle or secondery school. You need to go to high school between 12 and 18 years old. You always have 32 hours class a week.

Obligatory subjects taught is Belgian high schools are: Maths, Dutch, French, English, History, Physics, Chemistry,

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