also: エスカレータこう
escalator school; private school with automatic advancement
Colloquial term for a private school (often a combined kindergarten-to-university institution) where students can progress through levels without taking entrance exams. The name comes from the idea of moving up automatically like an escalator.
See also: エスカレーター学校 (エスカレーターがっこう)
That university is an escalator school, so almost everyone from its attached high school can advance.
It's said that attending an escalator school reduces the stress of entrance exams.
Standard spelling with long vowel marker.
Variant without the long vowel marker; less common but seen.
From エスカレーター (escalator) + 校 (school), referring to the automatic upward progression without exams.