increased traffic due to the number of parents taking or collecting their children to and from school by car. / a car trip to and from the school to transport a student.

An evening before a typical school day; normally a Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday night.

A number of uniform items which must be worn by pupils/students in a school.

(education, countable) A school which crosses the traditional divide between primary school and secondary school.

(Britain, education) A formal, obligatory kind of school that typically begins with nursery school or first grade and ends at fifth or sixth grade.

(UK) A school providing education to children in Key Stage 2, i.e. for four academic years from September after a child's 7th birthday.

A school that receives government funding but operates independently of the established state school system in which it is located, and in some cases is privately owned.

(Canada, US, Philippines, education) A school for children, typically older than toddlers and younger than adolescents. In the U.S., elementary schools cover grades 1 through 5, and the ages of the children are usually 6-11 years. At a minimum, elementary schools will teach basic reading, writing, arithmetic, and history. Historically also used in the UK.

plural of school tie

A Japanese school offering education from elementary or middle-school level (or even from the kindergarten) up to the start of university.