Jinhua Experimental Middle School and the First Vocational Middle School, which are the first-class key middle schools in Jinhua, are outstanding in high school education in Jinhua. However, their enrollment and management concepts and methods are different. Experimental middle schools pay more attention to the comprehensive quality of subjects, specialties and grades in enrollment, while the first vocational middle school pays more attention to cultivating students' professional ability and skills. In teaching, experimental middle school pays more attention to the exploration of subjects and the cultivation of research ability, and pays more attention to theoretical study, while the first vocational middle school pays more attention to the cultivation of practical operation ability. In terms of teachers, more teachers in experimental middle schools hold master's and doctor's degrees, while more teachers in the first vocational middle school are high-quality teachers with practical experience. Both schools are high-quality middle schools in Jinhua, each with its own characteristics. Parents and students can choose according to their own needs.

Jinhua No.1 Secondary Vocational School, formerly known as Jinhua No.3 Middle School, was founded in 196 1. 1984 began to turn to vocational education, and 1994 became the headquarters of Jinhua vocational secondary school.