junior high school
noun1
Education US A school for children who have completed elementary school or grade school, but are not yet old enough for high school. It often includes grades 7 and 8, and possibly also 6 or 9.
- In California the term originally used was "intermediate high school," later shortened to "intermediate school," but the term "junior high school" is rapidly supplanting the others.1919, Guy Vernon Bennett, The Junior High School, Warwick & York, page 1:
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Education Philippines A secondary education school for grades 7–10 (a continuation of elementary school). It is succeeded by senior high school.
- Synonyms
- intermediate high school, intermediate school, junior high, middle school
- Related terms
- junior school, junior college