Secondary specialized schools, referred to as technical secondary schools for short, refer to vocational schools established with the approval of relevant government departments and implementing full-time secondary education, including public and private general technical secondary schools, adult technical secondary schools and technical secondary schools affiliated to institutions of higher learning.
According to the classification of schools, secondary specialized schools are divided into two categories: ordinary middle schools and adult middle schools. According to the Vocational Education Law and the current "three-set" scheme in the State Council, ordinary middle schools and adult middle schools are managed by the education department.
In the early 1980s, when China was in urgent need of talents, it trained a large number of "pillar talents" with professional skills. At that time, the selection of middle schools was strict, and most of them passed with outstanding intelligence and excellent learning. "Going to high school without secondary school" was a common cognition at that time.
In the late 1990s, with the reform of the distribution system for middle school graduates and the expansion of university enrollment, middle schools began to be greatly affected. Graduates no longer enjoy the treatment of "package distribution" and "iron rice bowl".
It lowered its position from the original key high school to the ordinary high school, and became the "choice" for students not to enter high school. For many people who are not familiar with the changes in China's education system, "the place where poor students go" has become the label of middle schools.