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HASSET Thesaurus

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... > EDUCATION > EDUCATIONAL SYSTEMS AND INSTITUTIONS > EDUCATIONAL SYSTEMS > EDUCATIONAL LEVELS > SECONDARY EDUCATION > UPPER SECONDARY EDUCATION

Preferred term

UPPER SECONDARY EDUCATION  

Definition

  • ISCED LEVEL 3. THIS LEVEL OF EDUCATION TYPICALLY BEGINS AT THE END OF FULL-TIME COMPULSORY EDUCATION WITH A TYPICAL ENTRANCE AGE OF 15 OR 16 YEARS. MINIMUM ENTRANCE REQUIREMENTS ARE THE COMPLETION OF LEVEL 2 EDUCATION OR DEMONSTRABLE ABILITY TO HANDLE PROGRAMMES AT THIS LEVEL.

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • PRE-UNIVERSITY FORMS
  • SIXTH FORM EDUCATION
  • SIXTH FORMS

History note

  • TERM ADDED JUNE 2009. PREVIOUSLY THE TERM 'SIXTH FORMS' WOULD HAVE BEEN USED.

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URI

https://hasset.ukdataservice.ac.uk/38f4c9b1-9ead-4ac3-bb4f-38c9fd64d397

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