primary school

noun

1

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

2

: elementary school

Examples of primary school in a Sentence

She goes to primary school.

Recent Examples on the Web

Ten new kitchens will provide 400,000 daily lunches for children in primary schools and early childhood development centers. —Cameron Pugh, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 Sep. 2023

The Idaho measure, which Republican Gov. Brad Little signed into law in March 2020, bars transgender women and girls of all ages from participating in female sports teams at public schools in the state, from primary school through college. —Reuters, NBC News, 17 Aug. 2023

At the time of this primary school photo op, the Black Adam star was living in Hawaii and rocked a fitting wardrobe. —Zoey Lyttle, Peoplemag, 9 Aug. 2023

Linehan is a 54-year-old primary school teacher and professional singer in County Kildare, Ireland. —Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN, 17 Mar. 2023

While primary school students typically stay in one classroom, middle and high schoolers have multiple classrooms with teachers who have different supply expectations. —Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2023

Plano police are responsible for responding to 65 Plano ISD schools with over 50,000 students and 27 private primary schools, the memo said. —Myah Taylor, Dallas News, 25 July 2023

John also struggled with undiagnosed dyslexia and was regarded as a backward student at local primary schools. —Robert D. McFadden, New York Times, 26 June 2023

Rachel Harper, principal of St. Patrick’s primary school in Greystones, has noticed increasing anxiety among her 8-, 9-, and 10-year-old students. —Sophie Hills, The Christian Science Monitor, 22 June 2023

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Word History

Etymology

translation of French école primaire

First Known Use

1792, in the meaning defined at sense 1