1. Learning content: Vocational high schools mainly focus on vocational education, mainly studying vocational-related courses, such as technology, engineering, computer and nursing. To enable students to master certain vocational skills and knowledge so as to better meet the needs of the job market; Ordinary high schools, on the other hand, focus on academic education, mainly studying various subjects, such as Chinese, mathematics, English, physics, chemistry and biology. It aims to cultivate students' theoretical knowledge and thinking ability.

2. Teaching methods: Vocational high schools pay attention to practical operation and skill training, and usually adopt training, internship and practice to teach; Ordinary high schools, on the other hand, pay attention to the teaching of theoretical knowledge, and usually use lectures, discussions and experiments to teach.

3. Employment direction: Vocational high school students generally enter the workplace directly after graduation and engage in jobs related to the skills they have learned, such as skilled workers and service personnel; After graduation, ordinary high school students may choose to continue their studies or take up jobs directly, such as entering universities or engaging in some non-technical jobs.

4. Tuition and enrollment rate: The tuition fee of vocational high schools is usually lower than that of ordinary high schools, and the enrollment rate of vocational high schools is relatively low. Students usually enter the workplace directly through employment; However, the enrollment rate of ordinary high schools is relatively high, and students usually go on to further their studies and enter universities or other academic institutions.

5. Training objectives: Vocational high schools focus on training students' vocational skills and practical ability, aiming at making students become professionals with professional knowledge and skills; Ordinary high schools pay attention to cultivating students' theoretical knowledge and thinking ability.

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Gao Pu said:

Gaopu is an ordinary institution of higher learning, which implements higher education under the supervision of the Ministry of Education or provincial (including autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government) education administrative departments.

Educational institutions that implement general higher education include universities and colleges, vocational and technical colleges/vocational colleges, junior colleges, independent colleges, etc. Universities, independent colleges and junior colleges mainly implement undergraduate education; Vocational and technical colleges/vocational colleges and junior colleges mainly implement junior college (higher vocational) level education.