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pre-primary


noun the year during which five-year-olds attend school part-time, preceding the first full year of primary school.
Contributor's comments: Pre-primary is also used interchangeably in WA for kindy (kindergarten).

Contributor's comments: Pre-primary and Kindy are not now used to mean the same thing, kindy now usually refers to the year before pre-primary, and is for children turning 4. It is children turning 5 who attend pre-primary.