エスカレーター学がっ校こう

noun

escalator school; private school with automatic advancement

Colloquial term for a private school (often from kindergarten through university) where students can advance without taking entrance exams. The literal gloss 'escalator school' is a direct translation but may not be widely understood in English without explanation.

See also: エスカレーター校

• あの大だい学がくはエスカレーター学がっ校こうで、附ふ属ぞく高こう校こうからほとんどの生せい徒とが進しん学がくする。

  That university is an escalator school, so most students advance from its affiliated high school.

• エスカレーター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 an escalator school reduces the stress of entrance exams.