primary school
noun
a school usually covering the first three or four years of elementary school and sometimes kindergarten.
primary schools
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pluralof primary school.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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You have stood by your neighbors in immigration courts and in primary schools and detention centers.
From Slate ● Jul. 20, 2026
"The mid-day meals have been among the biggest reasons for students getting admissions in primary schools," says a primary school teacher in Delhi who did not want to be named.
From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2026
Hill Avenue Academy in Wolverhampton is among the primary schools opening at 10:00 - meaning pupils will start the day an hour-and-a-half later than usual.
From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2026
Under the old system, primary schools would teach children until grade eight and then aged around 14, they would move to senior school.
From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2026
Obinze would ordinarily not have said anything at all, just watched and listened, but today, for some reason, he said, “Didn’t we all go to primary schools that taught the Nigerian curriculum?”
From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
