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Traditionally, the term " student " is reserved for people studying at university level in the United Kingdom.

Children studying at school are called " pupils " or " schoolchildren " ( or " schoolboys " or " schoolgirls ").

However, the American English use of the word " student " to include pupils of all ages, even at elementary level, is now spreading to other countries, and is occasionally found in the UK ( particularly in the state sector ), as well as Australia and Singapore.

In South Africa, the term " learner " is also used.