Secondary education
Secondary education or post-primary education covers two phases on the International Standard Classification of Education scale.
- Secondary education500 related topics
Primary education
Typically the first stage of formal education, coming after preschool/kindergarten and before secondary school.
Education was restructured into three progressive stages, which were known as primary education, secondary education and further education.
Tertiary education
Tertiary education, also referred to as third-level, third-stage or post-secondary education, is the educational level following the completion of secondary education.
College
Educational institution or a constituent part of one.
Colleges in countries such as France, Belgium, and Switzerland provide secondary education.
Lyceum
Category of educational institution defined within the education system of many countries, mainly in Europe.
The lyceum awarded Απολυτήριο, "Apolytirio" or "Apolyterio", which is the upper secondary education leaving Certificate.
Higher education
Tertiary education leading to award of an academic degree.
Higher education, also called post-secondary education, third-level or tertiary education, is an optional final stage of formal learning that occurs after completion of secondary education.
Basic education
According to the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED), basic education comprises the two stages primary education and lower secondary education.
Vocational education
Education that prepares people to work as a technician or to take up employment in a skilled craft or trade as a tradesperson or artisan.
In Paraguay, vocational education is known as Bachillerato Técnico and is part of the secondary education system.
Academy
An academy (Attic Greek: Ἀκαδήμεια; Koine Greek Ἀκαδημία) is an institution of secondary or tertiary higher learning, research, or honorary membership.
Middle school
Educational stage which exists in some countries, providing education between primary school and secondary school.
Middle school is the transitional period from primary education to secondary education (high school) where children are transitioned from having very generalized subjects and a main teacher for most of them with only a handful of other teachers for specialized subjects like English, music and gym to a more serious curriculum with a course load that better mirrors high school.