primary school
noun
1
: a school usually including the first three grades of elementary school but sometimes also including kindergarten
Examples of primary school in a Sentence
She goes to primary school.
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Even as the global child population continued to grow, year after year, educational access expanded, literacy rates improved and more and more children completed primary school.
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Forbes.com, 24 Jan. 2026
From primary school curricula, to the construction of high schools, to the funding of research at elite universities, education and politics are awkwardly bound up in the United States—and therefore resistant to transformation or even evolution without considerable drama.
—Eric Holcomb, Time, 16 Jan. 2026
An after-school program helps young students across various Sacramento-area primary schools gain appreciation for produce, learn healthy cooking skills, understand nutrition labels and know the environmental impact of food choices, according to the Food Literacy Center’s website.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 15 Jan. 2026
Kwasniewski-Kelvin took up guitar in primary school, quickly adopting a taste for skater-adjacent punk-pop.
—Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 12 Jan. 2026
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Forbes.com, 24 Jan. 2026
From primary school curricula, to the construction of high schools, to the funding of research at elite universities, education and politics are awkwardly bound up in the United States—and therefore resistant to transformation or even evolution without considerable drama.
—Eric Holcomb, Time, 16 Jan. 2026
An after-school program helps young students across various Sacramento-area primary schools gain appreciation for produce, learn healthy cooking skills, understand nutrition labels and know the environmental impact of food choices, according to the Food Literacy Center’s website.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 15 Jan. 2026
Kwasniewski-Kelvin took up guitar in primary school, quickly adopting a taste for skater-adjacent punk-pop.
—Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 12 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for primary school
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“Primary school.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/primary%20school. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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