junior school meaning: definition

junior school

noun

› A school providing primary education to children.

Education 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.

Education Australia Usually a part of a private school that educates children between the ages of 2 and 5.

Education Canada, Ontario A school teaching children from kindergarten to Grade 5; an elementary school.

Related terms: junior college, junior high, junior high school, comprehensive, grammar school, JMI, middle school, primary school, secondary modern, secondary school