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{{Short description|Type of public high school in the United States}}
'''Comprehensive high schools''' constitute most [[public high school]]s in the [[United States]]. They are meant to serve the needs of all students, as compared to the common practice in other [[nation]]s in which [[examination]]s are used to sort students into different high schools for different populations. Some high schools specialize in [[University-preparatory school|academic preparation]], some in [[remedial instruction]], and some in [[Vocational education|vocational instruction]]. A typical comprehensive high school offers more than one course of [[specialization]] in its program. Comprehensive high schools usually have a [[college prep]]aratory course and one or more scientific or vocational courses.
'''Comprehensive high schools''' are the most popular form of [[state school|public]] [[Secondary school|high schools]] around the world, designed to provide a well-rounded education to its students, as opposed to the practice in some places in which examinations are used to sort students into different high schools for different populations. Other types of high schools specialize in university-preparatory school academic preparation, [[Remedial education|remedial instruction]], or [[Vocational education|vocational instruction]]. The typical comprehensive high school offers more than one course program of [[Academic specialization|specialization]] to its students. Comprehensive high schools generally offer a [[college prep]]aratory course program and one or more foreign language, scientific or vocational course programs.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20060830112233/http://www.scholarshare.com/gsp/faq.html "Governor's Scholarship Programs"]. ''ScholarShare''. Archived from [http://www.scholarshare.com/gsp/faq.html the original] on August 30, 2006. "A comprehensive public high school is a secondary school whose goal is to address the needs of all students, offering more than one course of specialization in its program. Comprehensive high schools usually have a college preparatory course and one or more scientific or vocational courses."</ref>
 
== See also==▼
Many [[school district]]s in the US also have schools tailored to high-performing students and other students who do not succeed best in a comprehensive environment.
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* [[Comprehensive school]] – the equivalent in the UK and elsewhere
▲== See also==
 
* [[High school]]
* [[Continuation high school]]
* [[Alternative school|Alternative high school]]
 
== References ==
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==Further reading==
* [http://www.scholarshare.com/gsp/faq.html] Scholarshare definition
* {{cite book |editor-last=Hammack |editor-first=Floyd M. |title=The Comprehensive High School Today |location=New York |publisher=Teachers College Press |date=2004 |isbn=0-8077-4455-7 |url-access=registration |url=https://archive.org/details/comprehensivehig00hamm_0 }}
 
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