Editing Middle school (section)

==Australia==
No states of [[Australia]] have separate middle schools, as students go directly from [[primary school]] (for years K/preparatory–6) to [[secondary school]] (years 7–12, usually referred to as [[high school]]).<ref>{{cite web |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 |date=8 December 2011 |publisher=WA Today}}</ref>

As an alternative to the middle school model, some secondary schools classify their grades as "middle school" (years 5,6,7,8 where primary and secondary campuses share facilities or 7,8,9 in a secondary campus) or "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). Some schools run a specialised year 9 program separate from the other secondary year levels.

In 1996 and 1997, a national conference met to develop what became known as the National Middle Schooling Project, which aimed to develop a common Australian view of
* early adolescent needs
* guiding principles for educators
* appropriate strategies to foster positive adolescent learning.
The first middle school established in Australia was [[The Armidale School]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.as.edu.au//community/archives/Short_History_of_TAS.pdf |title=A SHORT HISTORY of THE ARMIDALE SCHOOL |publisher=The Armidale School |access-date=2014-01-16 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130408013530/http://www.as.edu.au//community/archives/Short_History_of_TAS.pdf |archive-date=2013-04-08 }}</ref> in Armidale. Other schools have since followed this trend.

The [[Northern Territory]] has introduced a [[three-tier education|three tier system]] featuring Middle Schools for years 7–9 (approximate age 13–15) and high school year 10–12 (approximate age 16–18).<ref name="NT">{{cite web|url=http://www.middleyears.nt.gov.au/about/|title=About Middle Years|access-date=2008-02-01|publisher=Northern Territory Government|year=200|work=Middle Years – Northern Territory of Australia|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080223120910/http://www.middleyears.nt.gov.au/about/|archive-date=2008-02-23}}</ref>

Many schools across Queensland have introduced a Middle School tier within their schools. The middle schools cover years 5 to 8.{{citation needed|date=August 2014}}