To put it simply, the two secondary vocational schools and higher vocational schools have different educational levels after graduation: higher vocational schools are generally the same as universities and junior colleges, that is, high school students are the same as secondary vocational schools and high schools, that is, junior high school students are the same.

secondary vocational school

Secondary vocational schools are schools that implement secondary vocational education, and students graduate from secondary vocational schools. The enrollment targets are junior high school graduates and junior high school equivalent. The basic education system is three years.

Higher vocational education

In China, higher vocational education includes undergraduate and junior college education levels; However, in many other countries and regions, the higher vocational education system completely includes academic education at junior college, undergraduate, master's and doctoral levels.

Grade of higher vocational colleges

Higher vocational colleges also have three or six grades, and the status from high to low is: junior college, junior college, national demonstration vocational college, provincial key vocational college, general vocational college, private vocational college, adult branch school and secondary specialized school.