when do most children start school in your country ?   In America , most children start primary school at the age of five .   How much time do primary school students usually spend at school every day ?   Kindergarten students usually only go to school for about four hours every day , but after that , they spend about eight hours in school every day .   do they have to go to school on Saturdays ?   no , most children in America only go to school Monday through Friday .   how many subjects do they have to study ?   In most schools , they study about nine subjects .   do students have to wear uniforms in schools in America ?   some private schools require their students to wear uniforms , but public schools don't .   did you go to a public school or a private school ?   I went to a private school for elementary school and university , but went to a public school for high school . What about you ?   I went to a boarding school from nursery school to senior high school .   did you have to wear uniforms ?   yes , they were horrible . We had to wear green every day !   at least you didn't waste time thinking about what you were going to wear every day ! 