Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Swedish term or phrase:
grundskola
English translation:
compulsory school; state school; primary school (depending upon context)
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Swedish term
grundskola
But there must be a better, more concise, way of saying it than "primary and lower-secondary school."
(and not "elementary school/middle school/junior high school).
Plus the independent schools, how to lump them into a group: simply "independent school"?
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Paul Lambert
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Non-PRO (1): Christopher Schröder
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Proposed translations
Sweden
Always on time
Native in: English 
Works in: Swedish to English, Norwegian to English, Danish to English
compulsory school
However, since you did not like it, a close second choice is "compulsory school", i.e., the school to which children under a certain age are compelled to attend on pain of legal reprisals (notably against their parents).
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