Secondary specialized 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. Secondary schools, on the other hand, 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: ordinary secondary schools, vocational secondary schools, adult secondary schools and secondary schools (equivalent to secondary education).
Technical secondary school is an important part of China's vocational education and secondary education, which delivers a large number of applied talents to the society every year.