A secondary school or high school is an institution that provides secondary education . Some secondary schools provide both lower secondary education (ages 11 to 14) and upper secondary education (ages 14 to 18), i.e., both levels 2 and 3 of the ISCED scale, but these can also be provided in separate schools. There may be other variations in the provision: for example, children in Australia, Hong Kong, and Spain change from the primary to secondary systems a year later at the age of 12, with the ISCED's first year of lower secondary being the last year of primary provision.
50-501: The Prairieland Conference is a high school athletic conference in western central Illinois . The conference participates in athletics and activities in the Illinois High School Association . The conference comprises small public high schools with enrollments between 50 and 400 students in portions of Fulton , Knox , Mason , McDonough , Peoria , Schuyler , and Warren counties. Formed in 1982,
100-503: A high school (abbreviated as HS or H.S. ), can also be called senior high school . In some countries there are two phases to secondary education (ISCED 2) and (ISCED 3), here the junior high school , intermediate school, lower secondary school, or middle school occurs between the primary school (ISCED 1) and high school. Middle school#United States Middle school , also known as intermediate school , junior high school , junior secondary school , or lower secondary school ,
150-453: A three tier system featuring Middle Schools for years 7–9 (approximate age 13–15) and high school year 10–12 (approximate age 16–18). Many schools across Queensland have introduced a Middle School tier within their schools. The middle schools cover years 5 to 8. In Bangladesh , middle school is not separated as in other countries. Generally, schools are from class 1 to class 10. It means lower primary (1–5), upper primary (6–10). Class 6–8
200-420: A 1,200 place secondary (practical specialism). and 1,850 place secondary school. The ideal size for a typical comprehensive high school is large enough to offer a variety of classes, but small enough that students develop a sense of community. Research has suggested that academic achievement is best when there are about 150 to 250 students in each grade level, and that above a total school size of 2,000 for
250-628: A greater variety of classes, or sponsoring a greater number of extra-curricular activities . (Some of these benefits can also be achieved through smaller but specialized schools, such as a dedicated special school for students with disabilities or a magnet school for students with a particular subject-matter interest.) In terms of structure, organization, and relationships, larger schools tend to be more hierarchical and bureaucratic , with fewer and weaker personal connections and more rigidly defined, unvarying roles for all staff. Teachers find that large schools result in more information to process in
300-580: A more advanced academic approach to education. All other types of high schools except gymnasiums and conservatories (e.g. lyceums ) accept only students that finished Grade 9. The 4th and last level of educación general básica (ages 12–14) is roughly equivalent to middle school. In Egypt , middle school precedes high school. It is called the preparatory stage and consists of three phases: first preparatory in which students study more subjects than primary with different branches. For instance, algebra and geometry are taught instead of "mathematics." In
350-408: A primary school (grades 1–6) Junior high schools ( 中学校 chūgakkō ) 7th to 9th grade are for children aged twelve through fifteen years old. In Kosovo "middle school" refers to educational institutions for ages between 14 and 18 , and lasts 3–4 years, following elementary school (which lasts 8 or 9 years). " Gymnasiums " are the most prestigious type of "middle" school. In Kuwait , middle school
400-422: A secondary school may have a canteen, serving a set of foods to students, and storage where the equipment of a school is kept. Government accountants having read the advice then publish minimum guidelines on schools. These enable environmental modelling and establishing building costs. Future design plans are audited to ensure that these standards are met but not exceeded. Government ministries continue to press for
450-432: A secondary school, academic achievement and the sense of school community decline substantially. Arguments in favor of smaller schools include having a shared experience of school (e.g., everyone takes the same classes, because the school is too small to offer alternatives), higher average academic achievement, and lower inequality . Arguments in favor of larger schools tend to focus on economy of scale . For example,
500-517: A series of skills completed during the last year and on oral examinations (e.g. about cross-subject topics on which they work during the final year of collège). They can then enter high school (called lycée ), which lasts three years from the Seconde to the Terminale until the baccalauréat , and during which they can choose a general or a vocational field of study. In Georgia ,
550-561: A single basketball court could serve a school with 200 students just as well as a school with 500 students, so construction and maintenance costs, on a per-student basis, can be lower for larger schools. However, cost savings from larger schools have generally not materialized, as larger schools require more administrative support staff, and rural areas see the potential savings offset by increased transportation costs. Larger schools can also support more specialization, such as splitting students into advanced, average, and basic tracks , offering
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#1732801988686600-417: A single secondary school which is also known as high school. Students ( formerly ) at the end of their lower secondary studies are required to sit for an examination called PT3 ( Form 3. 7 subjects for non-Muslim students and 8 subjects for Muslim students ) in order to determine their field of studies for upper secondary (Form 4–5). [PT3 has been replaced by UASA (Ujian Akhir Semester Akademik)] In Mexico ,
650-625: A specialised year 9 program separate from the other secondary year levels. In 1996 and 1997, a national conference met to develop what became known as the National Middle Schooling Project, which aimed to develop a common Australian view of The first middle school established in Australia was The Armidale School , in Armidale. Other schools have since followed this trend. The Northern Territory has introduced
700-537: A strict legal framework where they may be answerable to their government through local authorities and their stakeholders. In England (but necessarily in other parts of the United Kingdom) there are six general types of state-funded schools running in parallel to the private sector. The state takes an interest in safeguarding issues in all schools. All state-funded schools in England are legally required to have
750-481: A student may apply for high school or grammar school. Students have the opportunity to enroll in high school from Grade 6 or (less commonly ) Grade 8 of elementary school, spending eight or six years respectively at high school that otherwise takes four years. Thus they can spend five years in elementary school, followed by eight in high school. The first four years of the eight-year study program at high school are comparable with junior high school. Gymnasium focuses on
800-618: A website where they must publish details of their governance, finance, curriculum intent and staff and pupil protection policies to comply with The School Information (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2012 and 2016 . Ofsted monitors these. School building design does not happen in isolation. The building or school campus needs to accommodate: Each country will have a different education system and priorities. Schools need to accommodate students, staff, storage, mechanical and electrical systems, support staff, ancillary staff and administration. The number of rooms required can be determined from
850-465: Is a mandatory stage that precedes High School ( Ensino Médio ) called "Ensino Fundamental II" consisting of grades 6 to 9, ages 11 to 14. In Canada , the terms "middle school" and "junior high school" are both used, depending on which grades the school caters to. Junior high schools tend to include only grades 7, 8, and sometimes 9 (some older schools with the name 'carved in concrete' still use "Junior High" as part of their name, although grade nine
900-616: Is an educational stage between primary school and secondary school . In Afghanistan , middle school includes grades 6, 7, and 8, consisting of students from ages 11 to 14. In Algeria , a middle school includes 4 grades: 6, 7, 8, and 9, consisting of students from ages 11–14. The ciclo básico of secondary education (ages 11–14) is roughly equivalent to middle school. No states of Australia have separate middle schools, as students go directly from primary school (for years K/preparatory–6) to secondary school (years 7–12, usually referred to as high school ). As an alternative to
950-485: Is from grade 6–9 and from age 11–14. In Lebanon , middle school or intermediate school consists of grades 7, 8, and 9. At the end of 9th grade, the student is given the National diploma examination. In Malaysia , the middle school equivalent is called lower secondary school which consists of students from age 13 to 15 (Form 1–3). Usually, these lower secondary schools are combined with upper secondary schools to form
1000-580: Is known as a secondary school. The levels of education in India are: In Indonesia, middle school ( Indonesian : Sekolah Menengah Pertama, SMP ) covers ages 12 to 15 or grade 7 to grade 9. Although compulsory education ends at junior high, most pursue higher education. There are around 22,000 middle schools in Indonesia with a balanced ownership between public and private sector. Iran calls Middle School Guidance School, which caters to children between
1050-497: Is now missing), whereas middle schools are usually grades 6–8 or only grades 7–8 or 6–7 (i.e. around ages 11–14), varying from area to area and also according to population vs. building capacity. Another common model is grades 5–8. Alberta , Nova Scotia , Newfoundland , and Prince Edward Island junior high schools typically include grades 7–9, with the first year of high school traditionally being grade 10. In some places students go from elementary school to secondary school, meaning
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#17328019886861100-538: Is the approximate equivalent of middle school in Cuba . In Cyprus, the equivalent period to middle school is called γυμνάσιο ( gymnasio 'gymnasium'), which caters to children between the ages 12 and 15, i.e. 7th, 8th, and 9th grade. This is followed by λύκειο ( lykeio , 'lyceum'), for ages 16 to 18. In the Czech Republic after completing the nine-year elementary school ( compulsory school attendance )
1150-505: Is thought of as middle school. Grades 1,2,3,4 and 5 are said to be primary school while all the classes from 6 to 10 are considered high school (as middle school and high school are not considered separate) while 11–12 (inclusive) is called college. Middle schools in Bolivia have been abolished since 1994. Students aged 11–15 attend the last years of elementary education or the first years of secondary education. In Brazil , middle school
1200-572: Is usually compulsory for students at least until age 16. The organisations, buildings, and terminology are more or less unique in each country. In the ISCED 2014 education scale, levels 2 and 3 correspond to secondary education which are as follows: Within the English-speaking world, there are three widely used systems to describe the age of the child. The first is the 'equivalent ages'; then countries that base their education systems on
1250-617: The Sixième ("sixth," the equivalent of the Canadian and American Grade 6 ) to the Troisième ("third," the equivalent of the Canadian and American Grade 9 ), accommodating pupils aged between 11 and 14. Upon completion of the latter, students are awarded a brevet des collèges if they obtain a certain number of points on a series of tests in various subjects (French, history/geography, mathematics, physics/chemistry), but also on
1300-568: The Bi-County Conference . Rounding out the 1990s, Petersburg (PORTA) would come into the league as well as a coop with Monmouth Yorkwood and Roseville in 1999. This would give the conference 10 teams for football. Roseville and Monmouth Warren High Schools consolidated in 2004 to become Monmouth United . This would end the coop for Roseville with Yorkwood, however, Joy Westmer took the opportunity to join forces with Yorkwood and begin their coop that same year, pulling Yorkwood out of
1350-472: The People's Republic of China , primary school covers grades 1–6 and secondary school covers grades 7–12. Secondary schools are further divided into two stages, junior high school ( 初级中学 chūjízhōngxué or 初中 chūzhōng , grades 7–9) and senior high school ( 高级中学 gāojízhōngxué or 高中 gāozhōng ), grades 10–12). The Chinese junior high school is roughly equivalent to an American middle school, and provides
1400-634: The United States , most local secondary education systems have separate middle schools and high schools . In the United Kingdom , most state schools and privately funded schools accommodate pupils between the ages of 11 and 16 or between 11 and 18; some UK private schools, i.e. public schools , admit pupils between the ages of 13 and 18. Secondary schools follow on from primary schools and prepare for vocational or tertiary education . In high and middle income countries, attendance
1450-463: The 'English model' use one of two methods to identify the year group, while countries that base their systems on the 'American K–12 model' refer to their year groups as 'grades'. The Irish model is structured similarly to the English model, but differs significantly in terms of labels. This terminology extends into the research literature. Below is a comparison of some countries: Schools exist within
1500-409: The 'minimum' space and cost standards to be reduced. The UK government published this downwardly revised space formula in 2014. It said the floor area should be 1050 m (+ 350 m if there is a sixth form) + 6.3 m /pupil place for 11- to 16-year-olds + 7 m /pupil place for post-16s. The external finishes were to be downgraded to meet a build cost of £1113/m . A secondary school locally may be called
1550-598: The Prairieland Conference had eight original members which included; Abingdon, Bushnell-Prairie City, Cuba, Elmwood, Farmington, Knoxville, Lewistown and London Mills (Spoon River Valley). Spoon River Valley would be the first school to leave the league, joining the Inter County Athletic Conference By 1990, Elmwood began a football coop with Brimfield but remained in the league. Meanwhile, Farmington and Knoxville would leave
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1600-581: The ages 12 and 15, i.e. 7th, 8th and 9th grade. Middle school in Iraq, which is most commonly referred to as Intermediate school, enrolls children between the ages 12 and 15, i.e. 7th, 8th, and 9th grade. Upon completion of the 9th grade, students take the National Intermediate Baccalaureate Examination, which when passed, students get the option to enter either secondary general or vocational school. In most of
1650-528: The cities in Israel, middle school ( Hebrew : חטיבת ביניים, Khativat Beynaiym ) covers ages 12 to 15. From the 7th grade to the 9th. In Italy the equivalent is the scuola secondaria di primo grado formerly and commonly called lower middle school ( Scuola Media Inferiore ), often shortened to middle school ( Scuola Media ). When the Scuola secondaria di secondo grado , the equivalent of high school,
1700-484: The conference and head to the Olympic Conference being replaced with schools from Havana and Astoria, who already had established a coop with Table Grove (VIT) for football. In 1995, Peoria Heights would join the conference. Coops would continue to form as Table Grove (VIT) and Astoria would join forces in 1997 and be known as South Fulton . Also in 1997, Spoon River Valley would return to the conference from
1750-607: The conference into the Lincoln Trail . Yet another coop would form in 2006 as Cuba and Spoon River Valley would join forces and become known as North Fulton . Brimfield would fully join the league in 2008, leaving the Inter County Athletic. In 2009, Petersburg (PORTA) would leave the conference for the Sangamo Conference . Prior to the 2010 school year, Beardstown and Rushville-Industry would join
1800-442: The education has to fulfill the needs of: students, teachers, non-teaching support staff, administrators and the community. It has to meet general government building guidelines, health requirements, minimal functional requirements for classrooms, toilets and showers, electricity and services, preparation and storage of textbooks and basic teaching aids. An optimum secondary school will meet the minimum conditions and will have: Also,
1850-685: The elementary school covers to the end of grade 8. In Ontario , the terms "middle school" and "senior public school" (sometimes just grades 7 and 8) are used, with the latter being used particularly in the Old Toronto and Scarborough sections of Toronto plus in Mississauga, Brampton, and Kitchener-Waterloo. In many smaller Ontario cities and in some parts of larger cities, most elementary schools serve junior kindergarten to grade 8 meaning there are no separate middle schools buildings, while in some cities (such as Hamilton) specific schools do serve
1900-477: The equivalent period to middle school covers ages 12 to 15, from the 7th grade to the 9th and guarantees basic educational degree certificate. There are four middle schools in Gibraltar, following the English model of middle-deemed-primary schools accommodating pupils aged between 9 and 12 (National Curriculum Years 4 to 7). The schools were opened in 1972 when the government introduced comprehensive education in
1950-421: The exam, based on their distinctive talents, like athletics, leadership merits or excellent coursework performance in junior stage. Secondary education is divided into basic secondary (grades 6 to 9) and mid-secondary (grades 10 and 11). The students in basic secondary, roughly equivalent to middle school, are 11 or 12 to 15 or 16 years old. Secundaria básica (basic secondary, seventh through ninth grades)
2000-646: The intermediate grades (i.e. grades 6–8 or grades 7–8) but are still called "elementary" or "public" schools with no recognition of the grades they serve in their name. In the province of Quebec , there is no middle school section; post-elementary grade 6, the secondary level has five grades, called Secondary I to Secondary V (grades 7 to 11). There is no proper "middle school" in Chile , but rather an analogous Educación Básica that encompasses both elementary and middle schools. Educación Básica includes grades 1 through 8, consisting of students from ages 6 to 14. In
2050-410: The larger environment (e.g., announcements about 100 programs instead of just 10) and that as individuals they form fewer relationships with teachers outside of their primary subject area. Smaller schools have less social isolation and more engagement. These effects cannot be entirely overcome through implementation of a house system or " school within a school " programs. The building providing
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2100-435: The last 3 years of the nine-year compulsory education required for all Chinese citizens. The senior high school is optional but considered as critical preparation for tertiary education. The admissions for most students to enrol in senior secondary schools from the junior stage are on the basis of the scores that they get in " Senior High School Entrance Exam ", which are held by local governments. Other students may bypass
2150-653: The league and Farmington would make their return after being gone for 20 years. In 2013 Abingdon and Avon High Schools consolidated and Bushnell-Prairie City, West Prairie, North Fulton and Peoria Heights had opted to play 8-man football. Abingdon-Avon left the Prairieland and moved to the Lincoln Trail Conference in 2021. Sciota West Prairie moved to the Prairieland in 2014 from the Lincoln Trail Conference. Beardstown would leave
2200-1167: The league in 2015 for the Western Illinois Valley . In 2018, Illini West would join the Prairieland, however, it would only stay for 3 years, returning to the West Central in 2021. In that same year, Macomb would leave the West Central and join the Prairieland. In 2022, the Cuba Spoon River Valley coop would join forces with Lewistown for football. Sources:IHSA Conferences, IHSA Coop Teams, and IHSA Member Schools Directory Full members Full members (non-football) Partial member (listed sports) Full members (8-man football) Full members (Football Coop) The Prairieland Conference has won 9 state championships in IHSA sponsored athletics and activities. Boys Baseball Boys Basketball Boys Cross Country Boys Golf Girls Basketball Girls Volleyball High school In
2250-412: The middle school model, some secondary schools classify their grades as "middle school" (years 5,6,7,8 where primary and secondary campuses share facilities or 7,8,9 in a secondary campus) or "junior high school" (years 7, 8 and 9) and "senior high school" (years 10, 11 and 12). Some have three levels, "junior" (years 7 and 8), "intermediate" (years 9 and 10), and "senior" (years 11 and 12). Some schools run
2300-704: The middle school system is called Secundaria and usually comprises three years, grades 7–9 (ages: 7: 12–13, 8: 13–14, 9: 14–15). It is completed after Primaria (Elementary School, up to grade 6: ages 6–12) and before Preparatoria/Bachillerato (High School, grades 10–12 ages 15–18). In New Zealand middle schools are known as "intermediate schools." They generally cover years 7 and 8 (formerly known as Forms 1 to 2). Students are generally aged between 10 and 13. There are full primary schools which also contain year 7 and 8 with students continuing to secondary school at year 9 (formerly known as Form 3). Some secondary schools also include years 7 and 8. After 2000 there
2350-491: The predicted roll of the school and the area needed. According to standards used in the United Kingdom, a general classroom for 30 students needs to be 55 m , or more generously 62 m . A general art room for 30 students needs to be 83 m , but 104 m for 3D textile work. A drama studio or a specialist science laboratory for 30 needs to be 90 m . Examples are given on how this can be configured for
2400-419: The second preparatory phase, students study science, geography, the history of Egypt starting with pharaonic history , including Coptic history , Islamic history , and concluding with modern history . The students are taught two languages, Arabic and English . Middle school (preparatory stage) lasts for three years. In France, the equivalent period to middle school is collège , which lasts four years from
2450-497: The territory. In Greece, the equivalent period to middle school is called γυμνάσιο ( gymnasio ), which caters to children between the ages 12 and 15, i.e. 7th, 8th, and 9th grade. In India, Middle School is classified as Upper Primary (Class 6–8). Each state has its own State Board. Each has its own standards, which might be different from the Central Boards. In some institutions, providing education for 5th to 10th
2500-527: Was formerly called higher middle school ( superiori ), commonly called Superiori. The Middle School lasts three years from the student age of 11 to age 13. Since 2009, after Gelmini reform , the middle school was renamed Scuola secondaria di primo grado (junior secondary school). Middle school in Jamaica is called "Junior High School." It is from grade 7–9 but this idea is becoming rare now so these grades are considered lower secondary. (They also have
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