school age

NOUN

the time when one attends compulsory school

Synonyms

WEAK

early years juvenescence juvenility younger days youth

Example Sentences

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When my eldest reached school age, I couldn’t imagine sending him to a typical public school.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 29, 2026

Children aged between two and five and at school age also receive immunisation administered as a nasal spray.

From BBC • Dec. 7, 2025

Lawyers Cynthia Santiago and Robert Simon said Jimenez had stopped to warn the agents that a group of school age children would soon be coming.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 25, 2025

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.

From BBC • Jul. 31, 2025

By the time the other girls reached school age, Mary had learned about free education.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith