primary school
noun/ˈpɹaɪməɹi skuːl/ · /ˈpɹaɪˌmɛɹi-/
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Education Australia, India, New Zealand, Philippines, UK, Sometimes A formal, obligatory kind of school that typically begins with nursery school or first grade and ends at fifth or sixth grade.
- The child's mother was tearful as he boarded the bus for his first day of primary school.
- My primary school is a good place to study.
- Derived terms
- primary school student, titan primary school
- Related terms
- high school, middle school
- Coordinate terms
- secondary school, tertiary education, tertiary-level education