“九(jiu)年(nian)(nian)(nian)一貫制(zhi)”學(xue)(xue)(xue)校(xiao)(xiao)，通常是指該校(xiao)(xiao)的(de)(de)小(xiao)學(xue)(xue)(xue)和初中(zhong)施行一體化的(de)(de)教(jiao)育(yu)，小(xiao)學(xue)(xue)(xue)畢業后可直升(sheng)(sheng)本校(xiao)(xiao)初中(zhong)，“小(xiao)升(sheng)(sheng)初”原則上(shang)不(bu)許擇校(xiao)(xiao)流動(dong)，希望(wang)在本校(xiao)(xiao)升(sheng)(sheng)初中(zhong)的(de)(de)學(xue)(xue)(xue)生也不(bu)用為上(shang)初中(zhong)費盡心(xin)思；九(jiu)年(nian)(nian)(nian)一貫制(zhi)學(xue)(xue)(xue)校(xiao)(xiao)的(de)(de)年(nian)(nian)(nian)級通常被稱為1年(nian)(nian)(nian)級、2年(nian)(nian)(nian)級……，至9年(nian)(nian)(nian)級。這(zhe)樣在學(xue)(xue)(xue)生年(nian)(nian)(nian)齡(ling)較(jiao)(jiao)小(xiao)，適應能力較(jiao)(jiao)弱的(de)(de)時(shi)候的(de)(de)教(jiao)育(yu)會有一個連(lian)貫性。

"十二年(nian)(nian)一(yi)貫制學(xue)(xue)(xue)校(xiao)"是(shi)指集小學(xue)(xue)(xue)、初(chu)(chu)中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)和高(gao)中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)為一(yi)體的(de)12年(nian)(nian)一(yi)貫制學(xue)(xue)(xue)校(xiao)。學(xue)(xue)(xue)校(xiao)主要有三個特點(dian)，一(yi)是(shi)連(lian)貫性，學(xue)(xue)(xue)生可以從從一(yi)年(nian)(nian)級(ji)至(zhi)十二年(nian)(nian)級(ji)，相繼完(wan)成小學(xue)(xue)(xue)至(zhi)高(gao)中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)教(jiao)育，其間不間斷、不選拔。二是(shi)就近(jin)入(ru)學(xue)(xue)(xue)、取(qu)消招(zhao)生考(kao)試。小升(sheng)初(chu)(chu)直接升(sheng)入(ru)本校(xiao)初(chu)(chu)中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)和高(gao)中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)，不必(bi)再受小升(sheng)初(chu)(chu)、中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)考(kao)折磨之苦(ku)。三是(shi)實(shi)行(xing)統一(yi)的(de)學(xue)(xue)(xue)校(xiao)行(xing)政、教(jiao)育、教(jiao)學(xue)(xue)(xue)管(guan)理。