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.
Recent Examples on the Web
Josh O'Connor might have an Emmy for his portrayal of a young Prince Charles on The Crown, but his acting beginnings were humble, playing Scarecrow in a primary school production of The Wizard of Oz.
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Gerrad Hall, EW.com, 27 Mar. 2024
About 100 of them are from the primary school and the rest from the secondary school.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 13 Mar. 2024
This was 6 and 7-year-old kids in a primary school.
—Addie Morfoot, Variety, 11 Mar. 2024
Following the government’s crackdown, primary school students from the lower part of town slowly started attending the public school in the upper area, almost tripling the student body year on year, says Principal Daniel Diaz Guzmán.
—Whitney Eulich, The Christian Science Monitor, 14 Feb. 2024
Some students were rescued but 287 of them had remained with the kidnappers – around 100 were from primary school and the rest from secondary school.
—Sophie Jeong, CNN, 24 Mar. 2024
Rua started playing music in primary school, initially with the tin whistle and then guitar.
—Karen Bliss, Billboard, 21 Mar. 2024
Chedi Meftah, 40, a primary school sports instructor who lives nearby, looked on with excitement.
—Catherine Porter, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2024
Local Chinese media have reported a steady rise in infections from mycoplasma among kindergarten and primary school children.
—Bloomberg, Fortune, 24 Nov. 2023
Gerrad Hall, EW.com, 27 Mar. 2024
About 100 of them are from the primary school and the rest from the secondary school.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 13 Mar. 2024
This was 6 and 7-year-old kids in a primary school.
—Addie Morfoot, Variety, 11 Mar. 2024
Following the government’s crackdown, primary school students from the lower part of town slowly started attending the public school in the upper area, almost tripling the student body year on year, says Principal Daniel Diaz Guzmán.
—Whitney Eulich, The Christian Science Monitor, 14 Feb. 2024
Some students were rescued but 287 of them had remained with the kidnappers – around 100 were from primary school and the rest from secondary school.
—Sophie Jeong, CNN, 24 Mar. 2024
Rua started playing music in primary school, initially with the tin whistle and then guitar.
—Karen Bliss, Billboard, 21 Mar. 2024
Chedi Meftah, 40, a primary school sports instructor who lives nearby, looked on with excitement.
—Catherine Porter, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2024
Local Chinese media have reported a steady rise in infections from mycoplasma among kindergarten and primary school children.
—Bloomberg, Fortune, 24 Nov. 2023
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“Primary school.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/primary%20school. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
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