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minus-squareramble81@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 days agoIt’s probably a vernacular thing then. In the US, 16-18 is “secondary education” and college is considered “higher education”
minus-squarenogooduser@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 days agoIn the UK, secondary education is 11-16, further education is 16-18 and higher education is after that. When I was in secondary education you could leave at 16.
minus-squaretheo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down1·1 day agoBut to confuse things even more, colleges are places to go from 16, not to be confused with sixth-forms which do much the same thing, but are attached to secondary education schools.
It’s probably a vernacular thing then. In the US, 16-18 is “secondary education” and college is considered “higher education”
In the UK, secondary education is 11-16, further education is 16-18 and higher education is after that.
When I was in secondary education you could leave at 16.
But to confuse things even more, colleges are places to go from 16, not to be confused with sixth-forms which do much the same thing, but are attached to secondary education schools.