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Not exactly so. It's more that our curriculums are less standardized. A lot depends on where you live because requirements are set more locally than nationally. Many high schools offer honors classes, which separate students of higher ability in that area for advanced studies in the same subject as a non-honors class. Many high schools participate in Advanced Placement programs which is sort of like A-levels. You take specialized courses in that area and then take a national standardized AP test and depending on your test score can get university credit. For example I got credit in university for one year each of history, calculus, English and biology based on my AP test scores. To take the AP math test, I took advanced classes in geometry, trig, algebra & 2 years of calculus in high school. Some schools also participate in International Baccalaureate exams which can also earn you university credits. Also sometimes local universities will pair with local high schools for credits. For example my high school Spanish courses earned me local university credits. Our high school curriculums are meant to be broad and well-rounded covering a wide variety of subjects, but there is the opportunity to specialize too for some students.
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