1, different definitions: secondary vocational schools generally refer to vocational high schools, which are developed on the basis of the reform of the academic system of vocational high schools, and most of them are converted from ordinary middle schools. Technical secondary schools generally refer to secondary specialized schools, which are generally carried out after the end of nine-year compulsory education. There are public and private schools, ordinary middle schools and adult middle schools.

2. The requirements for students are different: vocational high schools require students to have technical theoretical knowledge, professional knowledge and operational skills that can directly engage in a certain occupation; Basic cultural courses should be equivalent to the level of ordinary high schools. The requirements of secondary schools are relatively low. As long as you pass the cultural test, you can go to secondary schools.

3. Different training objectives: Vocational high schools train high-quality workers and skilled talents who meet the requirements of China's socialist modernization, develop morally, intellectually, physically and aesthetically, have comprehensive professional abilities and work in the front line of production and service. Secondary technical schools train middle-level management talents, and secondary technical schools train middle-level technical workers.

Secondary vocational schools and secondary technical school profile:

1. technical secondary school: technical secondary schools are usually conducted after the end of nine-year compulsory education, and the level is equivalent to that of high schools. However, ordinary high schools mainly teach basic knowledge, and generally take the general college entrance examination after graduation to prepare for entering universities.

Middle schools pay more attention to the cultivation of professional skills. After graduation, they have generally mastered the corresponding vocational skills and can be competent for a certain occupation when they enter the society. At present, there are public and private secondary schools, including general secondary schools, vocational secondary schools, adult secondary schools and technical schools.

2. Secondary vocational schools: 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. Secondary vocational education is vocational education in high school education stage, including some vocational training after high school. At present, it is the main body of vocational education in China, and its orientation is to cultivate a large number of skilled talents and high-quality workers on the basis of compulsory education.