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Does primary and secondary school refer to 1-6 grade and 7-12 grade in your country?

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[+3] - Merry Andrew - 08/08/2009With slight variations in some geographical areas, yes, that's right. (I'm assuming that by "your country" you mean the USA.
[+1] - roger - 08/08/2009After secondary education, it's called post secondary. That's becaues too many people are unsure of the pronunciation of tertiary.
[+1] - Merry Andrew - 08/08/2009[quote]the pronunciation of tertiary[/quote] ...or even the meaning of the word in many cases. :)
[+1] - ehBeth - 08/09/2009In Canada, we use elementary school to refer to Kindergarten through the end of Grade 8. Grades 9 through 12 are found in secondary school here, as is the OAC year in Ontario.

@jinmin1988,

With slight variations in some geographical areas, yes, that's right. (I'm assuming that by "your country" you mean the USA.

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@Merry Andrew,

After secondary education, it's called post secondary. That's becaues too many people are unsure of the pronunciation of tertiary.

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@roger,

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the pronunciation of tertiary

...or even the meaning of the word in many cases. Smile

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@Merry Andrew,

I'm assuming that by "your country" you mean the USA.

[rolls eyes]

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@jinmin1988,

In Canada, we use elementary school to refer to Kindergarten through the end of Grade 8. Grades 9 through 12 are found in secondary school here, as is the OAC year in Ontario.

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