Editing Middle school (section)

==Italy==
In Italy the equivalent is the {{lang|it|[[Scuola secondaria di secondo grado|scuola secondaria di primo grado]]}} formerly and commonly called lower middle school ({{lang|it|Scuola Media Inferiore}}), often shortened to middle school ({{lang|it|Scuola Media}}). When the {{lang|it|[[Scuola secondaria di secondo grado]]}}, the equivalent of high school, was formerly called higher middle school ({{lang|it|superiori}}), commonly called Superiori. The Middle School lasts three years from the student age of 11 to age 13. Since 2009, after [[Gelmini reform]], the middle school was renamed {{lang|it|Scuola secondaria di primo grado}} (junior secondary school).