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What is the age range for primary school?
What is the age range for primary school?
- Thirteen to eighteen years old
- Eleven to sixteen years old
- Six to twelve years old
- Four to eleven years old (correct)
Which countries have primary schools?
Which countries have primary schools?
- Australia and South Africa
- Canada and the United Kingdom (correct)
- All of the above
- United States and the Philippines
What is the difference between primary and elementary schools in the US?
What is the difference between primary and elementary schools in the US?
- Elementary schools are for older children
- There is no difference
- Elementary schools are for younger children (correct)
- Primary schools are for younger children
Who is responsible for education in Canada?
Who is responsible for education in Canada?
What is the purpose of primary education?
What is the purpose of primary education?
What is the meaning of elementary school?
What is the meaning of elementary school?
Who can fund schools?
Who can fund schools?
What did the UK government publish in 2014?
What did the UK government publish in 2014?
What does school design need to accommodate?
What does school design need to accommodate?
Flashcards
Age range for primary school
Age range for primary school
Four to eleven years old
Countries with primary schools
Countries with primary schools
Canada and the United Kingdom have primary schools.
Difference between primary and elementary schools in the US
Difference between primary and elementary schools in the US
Elementary schools are specifically for younger children compared to primary schools.
Education responsibility in Canada
Education responsibility in Canada
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Purpose of primary education
Purpose of primary education
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Meaning of elementary school
Meaning of elementary school
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Who can fund schools
Who can fund schools
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UK government's 2014 publication
UK government's 2014 publication
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Needs of school design
Needs of school design
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Study Notes
Overview of Primary and Elementary Schools
- Primary schools are for children aged four to eleven years old.
- These schools offer fundamental skills in reading, writing, and mathematics.
- Primary education is considered the first stage of compulsory education.
- Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia, Trinidad and Tobago, Jamaica, and South Africa have primary schools.
- The US and the Philippines call these schools elementary or grade schools.
- In Canada, education is the responsibility of provinces, not the federal government.
- In the UK, elementary education was taught in elementary schools until 1944.
- In the US, primary school refers to kindergarten through second or third grade.
- Elementary school is not a synonym and has varying meanings in different regions.
- School design needs to accommodate students, staff, mechanical and electrical systems, storage, support staff, ancillary staff, and administration.
- The UK government published a downwardly revised space formula for primary schools in 2014.
- Schools can be funded by the state, pressure groups, charities, parents, or a combination of methods.
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