Thesaurus results for PRIMARY SCHOOL

primary school

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Recent Examples of primary school In each session, tutors also assist students with their homework assigned by their primary school. — Emma Hall, Sacbee.com, 4 Sep. 2026 The impact on schools is especially striking, says Marie Gorette Mutuyimana, a primary school teacher of 28 years who crosses the river twice every weekday to get to and from work. — Fatma Tanis, NPR, 29 Aug. 2026 Years earlier, Luwi had fought to change the name of his children’s primary school to Gajdusek Memorial Community School. — Rachel Aviv, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026 Any students attending primary school in either district won't be able to use their phones, while high school students will face restrictions. — Sarah Perkel, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for primary school

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Tan-Gillespie ultimately stayed with the chain throughout secondary school, later rising to assistant general manager.

— Preston Fore, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026
Some primary and secondary school exams scheduled for those days were also postponed in Mauritius and on the nearby islands of Rodrigues and Agaléga, while international exams would go ahead.

— ABC News, ABC News, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of secondary school

Noun

Baulwin, a former elementary school teacher appointed to the board in 2025, emphasized support for students with disabilities, community partnerships and expanding career education opportunities.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 5 Nov. 2026
Hong Kong — A former elementary school teacher has been propelled into the ranks of paper billionaires in China after the stock debut of his company selling tape and other adhesive products to tech giants, according to Forbes.

— Chris Lau, CNN Money, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of elementary school

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Santa Margarita’s domination in high school girls golf continued Monday, with the Eagles winning the Southern Section Division 1 team title by four strokes over Orange Lutheran at Los Serranos Golf Club in Chino Hills.

— Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2026
That's how 17-year-old high school senior Alex Zaret described the college admissions process, during a tour of the Skidmore College campus — the fourth school Zaret had visited, with another half-dozen to go.

— Jon Marcus, NPR, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of high school

Noun

My understanding is that there’s not a private school and then public school system like there is in America.

— Fiction Non Fiction, Literary Hub, 5 Nov. 2026
Cothiere, a Haitian-American public school educator who is married to Democratic State Representative Wallace Aristide, excelled in precincts located in North Miami and North Miami Beach, where there are significant Haitian communities.

— Austin Horn, Miami Herald, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of public school

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Parents received a message asking them to pick up their children from the junior high school.

— Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 30 Oct. 2026
In a bittersweet essay, Dolores’ daughter Juanita once recalled how her mother forgot to pick her up from junior high school.

— James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of junior high school

Noun

Hand in hand with that was the rise of literacy and the universal common school movement.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 26 May 2026
Being outside of the scope of the requirement of the statutory definition of the common school system, charter schools fail to meet the definition required of a common school.

— Peter Greene, Forbes.com, 20 Feb. 2026

Definition of common school

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This would be required for elementary, junior and senior high schools.

— Letters to the Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 May 2026
Yet running in a pro race in Europe after that senior high school season in 2004, Rupp came up more than 36 seconds off of Chapa’s time.

— Scott M. Reid, Oc Register, 25 Apr. 2026

Definition of senior high school

Noun

Billy Idol was on hand as the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Save the Music teamed to provide a California middle school with a music education program.

— Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 23 Oct. 2026
The case originates from a change in admissions policy that began a decade ago, when a consulting group was hired to evaluate how the school system chose students for its middle school magnet programs.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 21 Oct. 2026

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