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intermediate school [4 records]

Record 1 2007-04-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Educational Institutions
CONT

Middle school (also known as intermediate school or junior high school) covers a period of education that straddles primary education and secondary education, serving as a bridge between the two.

CONT

"Middle school" may be used as no more than an alternative name to "junior high school", or it might imply a pedagogical shift away from primary and secondary school practices.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Établissements d'enseignement
CONT

Les écoles intermédiaires sont considérées comme une étape intermédiaire entre l'école primaire et l'école secondaire. Ces écoles comprennent souvent de deux à trois années, habituellement un groupement quelconque d'années de la septième à la dixième année.

Spanish

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Record 2 2000-01-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • School and School-Related Administration
  • Educational Institutions
DEF

A link between elementary and secondary education and usually consisting of grades 7 to 9; not common to all provinces.

OBS

for "junior secondary school": Junior high schools are called junior secondary schools in British Columbia.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Administration scolaire et parascolaire
  • Établissements d'enseignement
CONT

L'école secondaire de premier cycle comprend habituellement la septième, la huitième et la neuvième année d'études.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Administración escolar y paraescolar
  • Establecimientos de enseñanza
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Record 3 1999-04-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Educational Institutions

French

Domaine(s)
  • Établissements d'enseignement

Spanish

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Record 4 1984-07-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Educational Institutions
DEF

(Ont.) an elementary school containing only grades 7 and 8; similar in purpose and method of operation to a junior high school.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Établissements d'enseignement
Key term(s)
  • école publique supérieure
  • école secondaire de premier cycle
  • école secondaire premier cycle

Spanish

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