1. In this act,(a) “year” means the twelve months comprised between the 1st of July of one year and the 30th of June of the next year;
(b) “board” means any regional school board, any Protestant central school board and any school board governed by the Education Act (chapter I-14);
(c) “company” means any corporation or company legally incorporated which, under any provision of the Education Act, is obliged to pay real estate school taxes;
(d) “secondary course” includes any grade higher than the seventh year of the elementary course;
(e) “kindergarten” means any class recognized as such by the Minister of Education, to which children are admitted for one year of study immediately preceding the first year of the elementary course.