In addition to upper secondary education institutions that provide face-to-face education at school as part of compulsory education, there are open education high schools in Türkiye that should be considered as an alternative opportunity. These schools offer distance education services. Vocational Open Vocational High School and Open Vocational Imam Hatip High School have face-to-face education courses as well as distance education courses. Students who wish to participate in this alternative education structure can enroll in open education schools under the conditions specified in the Regulation on Secondary Education Institutions.

Open Education High School

The Open Education High School program corresponds to the general secondary education program in formal education. Students who meet the conditions specified in the Regulation on Secondary Education Institutions can transfer to this type of school.

The Open Education High School system is based on distance education. In Open Education High School, course passing and credit system is applied instead of class passing. Students who leave formal education and apply with a certificate of approval are exempted from the courses they are successful in and receive credits according to the number of weekly courses. Open Education High School has the concept of semester instead of class. Students graduate if they reach the graduation credits provided that they do not fail any compulsory and common courses. In Open Education High School, there is no failing a class or being expelled from school. Students can continue their education by renewing their registration until graduation. Students can transfer from Open Education High Schools to formal education institutions if they meet the registration requirements and apply.

Vocational Open Education High School

Vocational Open Education High School is a unique model that is different from other formal education institutions in terms of its structure and functioning, although its program content is the same as the program content of vocational high schools in formal education. In accordance with the Ministry of National Education Open Education Institutions Regulation, the basic processes of distance education are utilized in the Vocational Open Education High School, which graduates according to the course passing and credit system. The training of the field/branch courses given with face-to-face education is carried out in formal Vocational Technical Anatolian High Schools, Multi-program Anatolian High Schools and Vocational Education Centers as face-to-face education at weekends or at the end of the school day during the week.

Open Education Imam Hatip High School

Open Education Imam Hatip High School is a unique model that is different from other formal education institutions in terms of its structure and functioning, although its program content is the same as the program content of Anatolian Imam Hatip High Schools in formal education. In accordance with the Open Education Institutions Regulation, the basic processes of distance education are utilized in the open education imam hatip high school, which graduates according to the course pass and credit system. In formal Anatolian Imam Hatip High Schools, the field (vocational) courses are taught face-to-face on weekends or at the end of the school day during the week.