Read the following passage and answer if the question is true or false.
Passage: In most jurisdictions, secondary education in the United States refers to the last four years of statutory formal education (grade nine through grade twelve) either at high school or split between a final year of 'junior high school' and three in high school.

Question: is secondary school the same as high school in the united states?

Is the answer True or False? Respond with only "True" or "False" and no additional text.
True. In most jurisdictions, secondary education and high school education are the same thing.