at school

Attending classes currently

At school means physically present at an educational institution, typically during normal operating hours: The kids are at school until three.

It can also indicate enrollment status more broadly: She's still at school meaning she hasn't yet graduated or entered the workforce.

British English uses at school where American English often prefers in school.

Related

playground · pep rally · learning · test · teachers · book · recess · homework · cafeteria · lunch break · studying · principal · hall pass · detention room · pencil · bell · show and tell · field trip

Opposites
location/attendance

at schoolat home

Present in one's dwelling

home · absent · truant · playing hooky · skipping school

educational setting type

at schoolhomeschooled

Taught by family, not institutions

unschooled · self-taught · autodidactic · distance learning

life stage activity

at schoolat work

Currently doing one's occupation

working · employed · on the job · retired · graduated

Family

school, schooling, schooled, schools, schoolgirl, schoolboy, preschool, unschooled, schoolhouse

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G