: old enough to go to school
school-age children

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Toddlers usually need about 11 to 14 hours, preschoolers 10 to 13, school-age kids 9 to 12, and teens 8 to 10. Dr. Mona Amin, CNBC, 5 Dec. 2025 However, new cases in kids are very rare, because almost every school-age child in the county is vaccinated against the virus, said Supervisor Betty Duong. Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 5 Dec. 2025 The committee does not have regulatory authority, but states often consider the panel's recommendation when requiring vaccines for school-age children and other groups. Ken Alltucker, USA Today, 5 Dec. 2025 The Youth in Transition program is the district’s response to the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act, a law passed in 1987 to protect school-age children regardless of housing status. Amy Stark Shireman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for school-age

Word History

First Known Use

1741, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of school-age was in 1741

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“School-age.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/school-age. Accessed 18 Dec. 2025.

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