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junior school

junior school noun: a school providing education to children in Key Stage 2, i.e. for four academic years from September after a child's 7th birthday.

Noun

junior school (plural junior schools)

  1. (UK) A school providing education to children in Key Stage 2, i.e. for four academic years from September after a child's 7th birthday.
  2. (Australia) Usually a part of a private school that educates children between the ages of 2 and 5.
  3. (Canada, Ontario) A school teaching children from kindergarten to Grade 5; an elementary school.

Forms of junior school

pluraljunior schools

Questions about junior school

What does junior school mean?
Junior school means a school providing education to children in Key Stage 2, i.e. for four academic years from September after a child's 7th birthday.
What part of speech is junior school?
Junior school is a noun.
What is the plural of junior school?
The plural of junior school is junior schools.

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