Middle school

Middle School and Junior High School are levels of schooling between elementary and high schools. Most school systems use one term or the other, not both. The terms are not interchangeable. In China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Vietnam, the term middle school is used as a synonym for secondary school. In Algeria, a middle school includes grades 6 through 9, consisting of students from ages 10 or 11 to 13 to 14. In Egypt, middle school precedes high sc... More

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