Secondary Education (High School Education) 442. 443. Secondary education is offered in the following types of institutions: a. Upper Basic School: Grades 8 – 9; b. Junior Secondary School: Grades 8-9; c. Secondary School: Grades 8 – 12; and d. High School: Grades 10-12. Admission to high schools is based on performance in terminal examinations in the Junior Secondary School Leaving Examinations at the end of Grade 9 conducted by the Examinations Council of Zambia. Progression rates from Grades 9 to 10 have fluctuated between 19 percent and 21 percent, over the years. Community Schools 444. Community schools provide basic education for out-of-school youth. Targeted children are between the ages of 9 and 16 years, and have dropped out, been pushed out or have never been to school. These schools give preference to the most disadvantaged children. Community schools are coordinated by the Zambia Open Community Schools Committee. 445. The following describe the general characteristics of community schools: a. they are non-profit making institutions that are inexpensive enough to allow disadvantaged children to have access to education; b. uniforms are not a school requirement; c. teachers are mostly untrained volunteers from the community; 168