# die Volksschule

die Volksschule is a German noun meaning “elementary school”. Forms: der Volksschule, die Volksschulen.

## Forms

- Genitive: der Volksschule
- Plural: die Volksschulen

## In other languages

- Русский: народная школа
- Українська: народна школа

## Meanings

1. _historical_ elementary school, grade school, the “default” type of school where most children got their compulsory education, typically from ages 6~7 through 13~14
2. _Austria_ primary school, the first school that children go to, typically from ages 6~7 through 9~10
3. _Switzerland_ umbrella term for all types of schools that are attended during compulsory education
4. _Germany · regional_ a school that combines primary school (Grundschule) and the lowest-ranking type of secondary school (Hauptschule) under one roof

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