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Students attend a lecture at a tertiary institution.
Tertiary education, also referred to as third stage, third level, and post-secondary education, is the educational level following the completion of a school providing a secondary education, such as a high school, secondary school, or gymnasium. Higher education is normally taken to include undergraduate and postgraduate education, while vocational education and training beyond secondary education is known as further education.
Colleges, universities, institutes of technology and polytechnics are the main institutions that provide tertiary education for (sometimes known collectively as tertiary institutions). Tertiary education generally culminates in the receipt of certificates, diplomas,or academic degrees.
Stages of formal education (Portal)
| Preschool → | Kindergarten → | Primary → | Middle → | Secondary → | ————— Post-secondary ————— | ||
| Vocational education | —— Higher education —— | ||||||
| Undergraduate → | Postgraduate | ||||||
| Also: Early childhood education, Alternative education (Homeschooling), Adult education | |||||||
| Schools | |
|---|---|
| By educational stage | Primary education • Secondary education • Tertiary education |
| By funding | Free education • Free school • Private school • Public school • Independent school • Independent school (UK) • Charter school |
| By style of education | Day school • Alternative school • Parochial school • Boarding school • Magnet school • Virtual school • K-12 |
| By scope | Compulsory education • Comprehensive school • Vocational school • University-preparatory school |
| By name | Grammar school • High school • Secondary school • Middle school • Primary school • Elementary school • University-preparatory school • Vocational school • Gymnasium • College • University |
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