pupil student

[ripley]

Hi,
how old can a pupil be? when should I start to say student instead of pupil?
Thanks

[thedaffodils]

[I'm not a teacher.]

Pupil

a person, especially a child at primary school, who is being taught:

Student

a person who is learning at a college or university, or sometimes at a school:

P.S. The definitions are excerpted from the Cambridge Dictionary.

[BobK]

, with one exception

A student of Law, after being awarded either a BA or an LLB, if s/he wants to become a barrister, serves an unpaid period in legal chambers, called 'pupillage'. They are referred to as pupils. (This applies only to the English legal system.)

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[thedaffodils]

, with one exception

A student of Law, after being awarded either a BA or an LLB, if s/he wants to become a barrister, serves an unpaid period in legal chambers, called 'pupillage'. They are referred to as pupils. (This applies only to the English legal system.)

b

Thank you very much, BobK.