colegio and secundaria.

Question

They both mean middle school? Growing up i always used colegio as college, but some people say that means high school. I always have referred to high school as la preparatoria. I need help.

Buena pregunta. - Jubilado, Oct 9, 2011

Answer 1

Colegio or Primaria is the basic school, Secundaria is the middle school and Preparatoria is high school, Universidad is the college. In Latino America the education is like this

Primaria - 6 years old to 12 yers old Secundaria - 12 to 15 Preparatoria - 15 to 18 University it depends but commonly 18 to 22

That's how it was explained to me in Mexico. - Jeremias, Oct 9, 2011

Answer 2

Esteee..."el bachillerato" is another way to say high school

Hola, amiga! y gracias por la repuesta :)> (tengo barba) - Jubilado, Oct 9, 2011

Y un año mas de vida! Felicidades! - 00a4c226, Oct 9, 2011

Answer 3

The way I learned it, at least in Mexico, is this:

Primary School (Grades 1-6) is la primaria.

La secundaria is middle school, grades 7-9.

High school is la prepatoria, grades 10 - 12.

Colegio is school in general especially in lower grades. In Cria cuervos (Spain) the young kids go of to el colegio at the end of the movie.

La universidad is college or university.

Yesalso un some places in south america specially argentina they call colegio to all grades - Viggo, Oct 9, 2011

Answer 4

I learned that high school is el colegio, while college is la universidad

This what the Columbianas at a Spanish school I attended told us. - elainepnj, Oct 10, 2011

Answer 5

colegio = high school, usually referring to a private school.

secundaria = high school, in general