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Most high schools[note 1] can benotable; however, many articles about high schools are not written in a way that demonstrates notability. An article about a high school should only be kept if it can meet thegeneral notability guidelines. An article about a high school should contain information which has been covered byreliable,third-party sources. Articles should be based mainly onsecondary sources, but some non-controversial factual information may be taken from reliable primary sources such as the school itself or the local government. A good article on a high school generally includes information on its administration, sports, extra-curricular activities, notable historical events, notable alumni, and academic standards.
In cases where sources can almost certainly be found, but they cannot be found in a reasonable period of time, content of a full article should be created at auser subpage or a subpage ofWikiProject Schools. Until sourced content is created, the school should be merged with a redirect to an article about the school district, town, or village of the school. An unsourced article on a school, or an article on a school without enough content for a rounded article, shouldnot have its own page.
In English-speaking developed countries, manyindependent, reliable sources that detail notable information about high schools can be found on the Internet. Conversely, outside theEnglish-speaking world, particularly for countries in Asia and Africa, Internet coverage may be very poor.[citation needed] In these instances, to avoidsystemic bias, local sources should be sought. This may involve researching local media, for example at a neighboring library.
Elementary and middle schools do not merit their own article unless they have an exceptional claim to notability. Articles about these institutions should be examined on a case-by-case basis and otherwise merged with an article on the town or school district if they do not meet enumerated requirements.