What is primary school and secondary school?

Finally, I entered secondary school, or high school from 9th-12th grade. I’ve heard in some provinces in the US, and perhaps in other places of the world, that primary and secondary school are lumped together, spanning grades 5 or 6–9, or a school that entirely dumps primary and secondary school together. Might sound strange, I know. read more

A secondary school, locally may be called high school or senior high school. In some countries there are two phases to secondary education (ISCED 2) and (ISCED 3), here the junior high school, intermediate school, lower secondary school, or middle school occurs between the primary school (ISCED 1) and high school. read more

In the US, primary school is typically called elementary school and has kindergarten to 5th or 6th grade (ages 5-11 or 12). Secondary level school is typically split into middle school/junior high (grades 6-8 or 7 and 8, which is ages 11 or 12-14) and high school (grades 9-12, ages 14-18). read more

A primary school (or elementary school in American English and often in Canadian English) is a school in which children receive primary or elementary education from the age of about seven to twelve, coming after preschool, infant school and before secondary school. read more