エスカレーター式しき

noun

escalator system; automatic advancement system

Refers to an educational system where students automatically progress from one level to the next (e.g., from affiliated elementary to junior high, or junior high to high school, and sometimes to university) without taking entrance exams. Often used in the context of private schools with integrated programs.

See also: エスカレーター学校 (エスカレーターがっこう)

• この学がっ校こうはエスカレーター式しきで、高こう校こうから大だい学がくまで進しん学がくできる。

  This school has an escalator system, allowing students to advance from high school to university.

• エスカレーター式しきの学がっ校こうに通かようと、受じゅ験けんのストレスが少すくない。

  Attending a school with an escalator system reduces the stress of entrance exams.