底てい辺へん校こう

noun

bottom-tier school; low-ranking school

Colloquial, often derogatory term for a school with the lowest academic reputation or entrance difficulty in a given area. Used in educational and social commentary.

• 彼かれは底てい辺へん校こうから努ど力りょくして難なん関かん大だい学がくに合ごう格かくした。

  He worked hard from a bottom-tier school and got into a prestigious university.

• あの地ち域いきでは底てい辺へん校こうと見みなされている高こう校こうがある。

  In that area, there is a high school regarded as a bottom-tier school.