Secondary education (COFOG-A 092)

A1C.187.

Secondary education (COFOG-A 092) consists of government expenditure on secondary education. This category is further classified into:

• government secondary education (COFOG-A 0921); and
• non-government secondary education (COFOG-A 0922).

A1C.188.

Government secondary education (COFOG-A 0921) consists of:

• the provision of government secondary education, that is, government educational programs that extend primary programs on a more subject oriented pattern for a period of 4 to 6 years (some vocational and technical training may occur, particularly in the final years);
• the administration, inspection, operation or support of schools and other institutions providing government secondary education; and
• scholarships, grants, loans and allowances to support students pursuing government secondary education.

Includes: Out-of-school government secondary education courses for adults and young people other than those offered by colleges of technical and further education; special education programs integrated into mainstream government secondary education; military schools and colleges where the curriculum resembles that of civilian institutions even though attendance may be limited to military personnel and their families.

Excludes: Subsidiary services to education (classified to the appropriate class of COFOG-A 095); transportation services to students (classified to transportation of non-urban school students (COFOG-A 0951) or transportation of other students (COFOG-A 0952)).

A1C.189.

Non-government secondary education (COFOG-A 0922) consists of:

• the provision of non-government secondary education, that is, non-government educational programs that extend primary programs on a more subject oriented pattern for a period of 4 to 6 years (some vocational and technical training may occur, particularly in the final years);
• the administration, inspection, operation or support of schools and other institutions providing non-government secondary education; and
• scholarships, grants, loans and allowances to support students pursuing non-government secondary education.

Includes: Out-of-school non-government secondary education courses for adults and young people other than those offered by colleges of technical and further education; special education programs integrated into mainstream non-government secondary education.

Excludes: Subsidiary services to education (classified to the appropriate class of COFOG-A 095); transportation services to students (classified to transportation of non-urban school students (COFOG-A 0951) or transportation of other students (COFOG-A 0952)).