What is High school: Definition and 734 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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    High School Physics Subjects in the USA

    Question ?? al salam alykom i would like to know what subjects in physics you study at high school in usa ? and thank you
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    Schools Recovering from early failures in high school

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    Ap physics b question (high school)

    a stone is dropped from a 75m building. when this stone has dropped 15m, a second stone is thrown downaward with an initial velocity such that the two stones hit the ground at the same time. what was the initial velocity of the second stone? please use kinematic equations. that is all i know...
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    Schools Senior in high school and science geek who isn't a math whiz College advice?

    I'm warning you, this might be a long read. I'm a senior in high school, and I've had a history of occasionally being subpar in math, but I've always been a bit of a scientific thinker and am fascinated by space. The majors I'm primarily interested in fall into Biology, Physics...
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    Don't bite my head off here right away, I'm only a high school

    Don't bite my head off here right away, I'm only a high school student. I was thinking about the vacuum of space, and to me it just seems odd that there's nothing there. If there was really nothing there, would it really exist? Absolute zero does not exist, there's no space, time or anything...
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    Schools High school senior need advice on engineering or pre-med.

    Hi all. First off, don't bother wasting your time reading this if you have never in your life considered medicine as a career choice. In this case, please read and answer my questions that are bolded at the bottom. I am currently a high school senior and am currently in the process of...
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    High school relative atom mass

    Homework Statement 46-Ti 47-Ti Using the information in Table 1.1, calulate the relative atomic mass of this sample of titanium, Give your answer to 3 significant figures. Homework Equations The Attempt at a Solution I only know how to figure out the relative atom mass if...
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    Schools Considering going back to school - Ontario high school credits?

    Hi. I'm 33, a librarian, and in the past few years I've developed a real interest in physics - it started out by trying to fill in gaps in my knowledge about the physical world and, well, as I read more popular science books about physics I'm realizing it's something I'd like more of an in-depth...
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    Research ideas for a high school student

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    Schools What are some physics-related ideas for a high school senior project?

    First I just want to say I am new to these forums and do not know were this should be posted so if there is another forum that this would be better suited for please let me know. But actually on topic now I am a high school senior this year and we have a senior project that I have to do and I...
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    Schools Why isn't calculus taught in high school?

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    Schools Advice for my senior year of high school.

    Hello everyone, I come to these forums from time to time, and I am glad to see a forum dedicated to academics such as you all are. If it wouldn't be too bothersome, I just wanted to see what advice I could get about my senior year of high school. I am currently sitting with almost all my...
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    Advice for a high school student moving on to uni next year

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    Reasonable assignments from Giancoli for high school physics

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    Schools Nuclear Engineering with bad high school grades?

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    Schools Applying to college after graduating from high school?

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    Facebook examination for high school

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    Schools Physics B in high school or college?

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    Schools Is Returning to High School the Best Choice for This College Student?

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    High school math (population & exponents)

    Homework Statement 7. Between 1950 and 1989, the world’s population grew by 1.85%/a. (a) Determine the doubling time for this example. (b) If the population in 1950 was 2.5 billion, what was it in 1989? Homework Equations dt = 72%/growth rate The Attempt at a Solution a. dt =...
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    Can Anyone Recommend Resources for Teaching QP to Incarcerated Students?

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    Schools College academics vs high school

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    Can You Protect an Egg from a 40 ft Drop Using Only Straws and Rubber Bands?

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    Courses High School Student Looking for College Physics Course in New England

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    Physics Is Becoming a High School Physics Teacher Right for Me?

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    Physics Why do some physics majors become high school teachers?

    I'm not downplaying the idea by any means, I'm just curious of the motive behind it.
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    Schools Transitioning from high school to college

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    Schools What Are the Best Books for Learning Basic Physics with No Prior Knowledge?

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    A little Friday reading for everyone: http://www.losteyeball.com/index.php/2007/06/19/56-worstbest-analogies-of-high-school-students/ Enjoy!:smile:
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