Editing Education in Australia (section)

=== Middle schools ===
{{See also|Middle school#Australia}}
In the majority of Australian states and territories, [[middle school]]s are relatively uncommon. Students progress from primary school to secondary school.<ref>{{cite web|date=8 December 2011|url=https://www.watoday.com.au/national/western-australia/shake-up-puts-year-7s-in-high-school-20111208-1oknc.html|title=Shake-up puts Year 7s in high school|work=WA Today|location=Western Australia}}</ref> As an alternative to the middle school model, some secondary schools divided their grades into "junior high school" (Years 7, 8 and 9) and "senior high school" (Years 10, 11 and 12). Some have three levels, "junior" (Years 7 and 8), "intermediate" (Years 9 and 10), and "senior" (Years 11 and 12).

In June 2006 the [[Northern Territory Government]] introduced a [[three-tier education|three-tier system]] featuring middle schools for Year 7 to Year 9 (approximate age 12–15) and high school for Year 10 to Year 12 (approximate age 15–18).<ref name="NT">{{cite web|url=http://www.middleyears.nt.gov.au/about/|title=About Middle Years|date=15 January 2008|access-date=1 February 2008|publisher=Northern Territory Government|work=NT Department of Employment, Education and Training|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080223120910/http://www.middleyears.nt.gov.au/about/|archive-date=2008-02-23}}</ref>