近年来,高州市委市政府把加快发展高中教育作为代表最广大人民根本利益的大事来抓,基础教育的发展呈现出新的局面。到2003年,全市普通高中生由1993年的6000多人发展到25000多人;初中毕业生升入高中阶段学校的入学率达70%。全市17所普通高中,有省一级学校4所,茂名市一级学校2所, In recent years, Gaozhou municipal government has given priority to accelerating the development of senior secondary education as a major event that represents the fundamental interests of the overwhelming majority of people, and the development of basic education presents a new situation. By 2003, the number of ordinary high school students in the city had grown from more than 6,000 in 1993 to more than 25,000. The enrollment rate for junior high school graduates entering high school was 70%. There are 17 ordinary high schools in the city, 4 schools at the provincial level, and 2 primary schools in Maoming City.