Different forms of running schools
There are differences between secondary vocational schools, technical schools and ordinary middle schools.
The education sector is different.
Ordinary and vocational high schools are under the responsibility of the local education bureau or the host school, and technical schools are under the responsibility of Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, the People's Republic of China.
Different academic systems
Ordinary middle schools and vocational high schools are all three-year education methods, but technical schools have one-year, two-year and three-year systems.
Different enrollment targets
Ordinary technical secondary schools and vocational high schools mainly recruit fresh junior high school graduates, but technical schools will recruit social youth and unemployed migrant workers in addition to junior high school graduates.