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{{Short description|Type of public high school in the United States}}
In the education system of the United States '''Comprehensive high schools''' constituteare the most popular form of [[state school|public]] [[Secondary school|high schools.]] Theyaround arethe meantworld, designed to serveprovide thea needswell-rounded ofeducation allto its students, as comparedopposed to the common practice in othersome nationsplaces in which examinations are used to sort students into different high schools for different populations. SomeOther types of high schools specialize in Universityuniversity-preparatory school academic preparation, some in[[Remedial education|remedial instruction]], and some inor [[Vocational education|vocational instruction]]. AThe typical comprehensive high school offers more than one course program of [[Academic specialization|specialization]] into its programstudents. Comprehensive high schools usuallygenerally haveoffer 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>
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. However, these schools may also have varying numbers of high-performing student classes. This can lead to unpreparedness in post-secondary education.
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* [[Comprehensive school]] – the equivalent in the UK and elsewhere ▼
* [[High school]]
* [[Continuation high school]]
* [[Alternative high school]]
▲* [[Comprehensive school]] the equivalent in the UK and elsewhere
== 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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