▁mer gers , ▁are ▁known ▁as ▁" second ary ▁colleg es ". ▁In ▁Queensland ▁some ▁newer ▁schools ▁which ▁accept ▁primary ▁and ▁high ▁school ▁students ▁are ▁sty led ▁state ▁college , ▁but ▁state ▁schools ▁offering ▁only ▁secondary ▁education ▁are ▁called ▁" State ▁High ▁School ". ▁In ▁Tas mania ▁and ▁the ▁Australian ▁Capital ▁Territ ory , ▁" col lege " ▁refers ▁to ▁the ▁final ▁two ▁years ▁of ▁high ▁school ▁( year s ▁ 1 1 ▁and ▁ 1 2 ), ▁and ▁the ▁institutions ▁which ▁provide ▁this . ▁In ▁this ▁context , ▁" col lege " ▁is ▁a ▁system ▁independent ▁of ▁the ▁other ▁years ▁of ▁high ▁school . ▁Here , ▁the ▁expression ▁is ▁a ▁shorter ▁version ▁of ▁mat ric ulation ▁college . ▁ ▁In ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁Canadian ▁cities , ▁many ▁government - run ▁secondary ▁schools ▁are ▁called ▁" col leg i ates " ▁or ▁" col leg iate ▁instit utes " ▁( C . I .), ▁a ▁complicated ▁form ▁of ▁the ▁word ▁" col lege " ▁which ▁avoid s ▁the ▁usual ▁" post - second ary " ▁con notation . ▁This ▁is ▁because ▁these ▁secondary ▁schools ▁have ▁tradition ally ▁focused ▁on ▁academic , ▁rather ▁than ▁voc ational , ▁subjects ▁and ▁ability ▁levels ▁( for ▁example , ▁colleg i ates ▁offered ▁Latin ▁while ▁voc ational ▁schools ▁offered ▁technical ▁courses ). ▁Some ▁private ▁secondary ▁schools ▁( such ▁as ▁Upper ▁Canada ▁College , ▁V ancouver ▁College ) ▁choose ▁to ▁use ▁the ▁word ▁" col lege " ▁in ▁their ▁names ▁never theless . ▁Some ▁secondary ▁schools ▁elsewhere ▁in ▁the