3. Secondary education position at the educational system:
his own
It is comprehensively understood that the early childhood education has the main
aim of creating a foundation for the children towards learning. After the foundation
has been created among individuals for learning, they acquire elementary education
and upon the completion of elementary education, one begins his journey towards
the acquisition of secondary education. Secondary education is characterized by
transition from primary education for minors to tertiary. Secondary schooling system
within the country comprises of three years of lower secondary and three years of
higher secondary education. The lower secondary level is for students aged, 13 to
15years, and the higher secondary level is for students aged, 16 to 18 years.
The exact age that children attend secondary education and its nomenclature vary
across countries. Some countries operate with separate lower and upper secondary
schools, while others have combined primary and lower secondary education in one
cycle with a separate cycle for upper secondary education. Countries use varied
terminology for secondary school: terms for lower secondary include junior
secondary, junior high school and upper primary, while terms for upper secondary
include senior secondary, high school, preparatory school, or simply secondary.
As a result, and when dealing with secondary education in different countries, it
is important to know the terminology of this educational stage in a certain country,
so, you can depend here on the age of the student, that will help you knowing
accurately, which educational stage we are tending to study here, and also avoiding
the different terms that are used in each country in that context.