What is Highschool: Definition and 128 Discussions

A secondary school describes an institution that provides secondary education and also usually includes the building where this takes place. Some secondary schools provide both lower secondary education (age 12 to 15) and upper secondary education (age 15 to 18) i.e. levels 2 and 3 of the ISCED scale, but these can also be provided in separate schools, as in the American middle and high school system. In the UK, elite public schools typically admit pupils between the ages of 13 and 18. UK state schools accommodate pupils between the ages of 11 to 18.
Secondary schools follow on from primary schools and prepare for vocational or tertiary education. Attendance is usually compulsory for students until age 16. The organisations, buildings, and terminology are more or less unique in each country.

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  2. vaibhavvenkat

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  3. autumnhogan

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  4. C

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  5. helloooooworld

    Other Long-term challenging physics project for high school

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  7. vcerna

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  9. W

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  10. MrSimp

    B Does Force Travel Faster Than Light?

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  12. S

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  14. Fabrizio Vassallo

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  15. S

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  16. J

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  17. L

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  18. T

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  22. C

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  23. S

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  25. J

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  27. B

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  28. Y

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  33. P

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  35. S

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  37. R

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  38. G

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  39. Oliver Ross

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  41. A

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  42. Ameer Bux

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  43. **Mariam**

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  44. SuperQYD

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  45. T

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  46. Scoli

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  47. RaulTheUCSCSlug

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  48. S

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  49. Biscuit

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  50. TheNerdConstant

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