Is High School 12th grade?

Upper secondary education is provided in secondary schools (also known as High schools) are educational institutions consisting most commonly of students enrolled in grade 10 (age 15–16) through grade 12 (age 17–18).

Why is it called high school?

high school Add to list Share. ... After middle school or junior high comes high school. The term started in Scotland — the oldest high school in the world is there, the Royal High School, which opened in 1505 and which the U.S. used as a model for its first public high school in 1821.

What is counted as high school?

n. A secondary school that usually includes grades 9 or 10 through 12.

What is a high school student?

Secondary school is defined as schooling after elementary school, therefore in the U.S. that would be grades 6 through 12. However, once a student reaches grade 9, they are considered to be a high school student.