> > > Here, primary school is grades 1 through 7, and high school is grades 8 through 12. Is it like that in North America?
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> > Pretty close, but not quite. Primary school is grades one through five, "junior high" school is grades six through eight, and high school is grades nine through twelve.
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> Nuh unh! Junior high is 7-9, middle school is 6-8. High school is 9-12 or 10-12.

Not where I live.