primary school

noun

1
: a school usually including the first three grades of elementary school but sometimes also including kindergarten
2

Examples of primary school in a Sentence

She goes to primary school.
Recent Examples on the Web The location became multiple mini-locations: parts of the road to school through the the nearby wood, the road to the real life primary school in the area, the house opposite, rented by Annika and her family. John Hopewell, Variety, 24 Jan. 2024 The pioneers of universal childhood education in the US and elsewhere were heavily influenced by the Prussian primary school system of the mid-nineteenth century. Andrew McAfee, Fortune, 14 Nov. 2023 Just days later, dozens of children — if not more — were reported abducted on Thursday from a primary school some 500 miles away in central Nigeria. Ruth MacLean, New York Times, 7 Mar. 2024 Meghan has rarely strayed from this combination during her time in the glare of the global spotlight, whether on a primary school visit or at a palace. Hannah Coates, Vogue, 16 Feb. 2024 And while girls are less likely to meet the target than boys, at primary school age the gap was wider when students were required to wear uniforms. Nick Morrison, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2024 The show, which follows the daily lives of a primary school class, has been a ratings hit on the Finnish broadcaster YLE. Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 5 Feb. 2024 Will this become the deciding factor for grade advancement in primary school? Letter Writers, Twin Cities, 11 Jan. 2024 All my friends from my primary school were going to go to different schools anyway. Scott Feinberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Nov. 2023

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Word History

Etymology

translation of French école primaire

First Known Use

1792, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of primary school was in 1792

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“Primary school.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/primary%20school. Accessed 29 Mar. 2024.

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