The typical comprehensive high school offers more than one course program of specialization to its students.
[1] The tracking system is a way to group students into different class levels based on their academic abilities in comprehensive high school.
[2] However, it also brings equity problems that reinforce the academic divisions in the education system.
There are critics of the tracking system that it affects students placed on lower tracks by providing less challenging education, lowering their self-worth and self-esteem, which can restrict their potential academic achievement, personal growth, and future aspirations.
In comparison with STEM-focused high schools, comprehensive high schools don't show a significant difference in providing STEM opportunities for students, which breaks people's assumption that specialized programs must offer more in that area.