school age

noun

1. the age set by law for children to start school attendance.

2. the period of school attendance required by law.

Other Word Forms

• school-age adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of school age¹

First recorded in 1735–45

Example Sentences

The Spy Dog, Spy Pups and Spy Cat books by Derby author Andrew Cope are aimed at children of primary school age.

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The length of the litigation means that no student of high school age when the pandemic began will be able to benefit.

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Guerrero-Cruz, 18, is older than some seniors because he arrived in the United States at high school age and, like many newcomers, was assigned to the 9th grade as he had the task both of learning English and managing coursework.

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Currently a childminder is permitted to care for six children under the age of 12 but only three of those can be under compulsory school age and only one can be under a year old.

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The DoH said its preferred option would be to allow a maximum of two children under 18 months, but no more than three children under compulsory school age and a total of eight children under 12.

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