▁country , ▁particularly ▁ones ▁within ▁the ▁separate ▁school ▁system , ▁may ▁also ▁use ▁the ▁word ▁" col lege " ▁or ▁" col leg iate " ▁in ▁their ▁names . ▁ ▁In ▁New ▁Zealand ▁the ▁word ▁" col lege " ▁normally ▁refers ▁to ▁a ▁secondary ▁school ▁for ▁ages ▁ 1 3 ▁to ▁ 1 7 ▁and ▁" col lege " ▁appears ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁name ▁especially ▁of ▁private ▁or ▁integrated ▁schools . ▁" Col leg es " ▁most ▁frequently ▁appear ▁in ▁the ▁North ▁Island , ▁whereas ▁" high ▁schools " ▁are ▁more ▁common ▁in ▁the ▁South ▁Island . ▁ ▁In ▁South ▁Africa , ▁some ▁secondary ▁schools , ▁especially ▁private ▁schools ▁on ▁the ▁English ▁public ▁school ▁model , ▁have ▁" col lege " ▁in ▁their ▁title . ▁Thus ▁no ▁less ▁than ▁six ▁of ▁South ▁Africa ' s ▁El ite ▁Seven ▁high ▁schools ▁call ▁themselves ▁" col lege " ▁and ▁fit ▁this ▁description . ▁A ▁typical ▁example ▁of ▁this ▁category ▁would ▁be ▁St ▁John ' s ▁College . ▁ ▁Private ▁schools ▁that ▁special ize ▁in ▁impro ving ▁children ' s ▁marks ▁through ▁int ensive ▁focus ▁on ▁exam ination ▁needs ▁are ▁inform ally ▁called ▁" c ram - col leg es ". ▁ ▁In ▁Sri ▁L anka ▁the ▁word ▁" col lege " ▁( known ▁as ▁Vid yal aya ▁in ▁Sin h ala ) ▁normally ▁refers ▁to ▁a ▁secondary ▁school , ▁which ▁usually ▁sign ifies ▁above ▁the ▁ 5 th ▁standard . ▁During ▁the ▁British ▁colonial ▁period ▁a ▁limited ▁number ▁of ▁exclusive ▁secondary ▁schools ▁were ▁established