School education in Australia includes preschool, preparatory (or kindergarten), primary school, secondary school (or high school) and senior secondary ... read more
“(in the UK except Scotland) used chiefly in names of grammar schools or independent fee-paying secondary schools, or for the lower years of a secondary school.” I can imagine that being adapted for more general use in Australia somewhere back in our history. But only a few schools are individually named high schools now. read more
Some secondary schools can provide both lower secondary education and upper secondary education (levels 2 and 3 of the ISCED scale), but these can also be provided in separate schools, as in the American middle school- high school system. read more
Australian Secondary School Education Information for International Students in Australia. Listings of government and private high schools in Australia. read more