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Line 1: {{trope\|wppage=Escalator school}} ~~Also~~Called ~~called~~an [[Escalator School\|escalator school]] (''esukareitā gakkō'' (エスカレーター学校) or ''esukareitā kō'' (エスカレーター校 or エスカレータ校)) in Japan, an ''~~escalator~~'Elevator ~~school~~School'''. Anis an actual kind of school in Japan and the Philippines consisting of a single institution or (more commonly) a set of sister schools that offer education from elementary or middle school (or even kindergarten) all the way to the university level. Normally in Japan, elementary school, junior high, and high school are separate institutions, and require prospective students to pass rigid entrance examinations at each transition, as well as when applying to college. Elevator schools, however, allow students to move to the next educational level (junior high, high-school, college) without having to take the standard entrance exams. (In particular, they allow students to bypass the notoriously hellish high-school entrance examinations.) Ironically, elevator schools often themselves require students to pass an examination to gain admission. Line 12: {{examples}} == [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] == ''[[The Other Wiki]] has [[w:Escalator school\|a short list of examples]].'' * Ohtori Academy in ''[[Revolutionary Girl Utena]]'' teaches kindergartners through at least high school. * The CLAMP School, the main setting of ''[[CLAMP School Detectives]]'' and making a cameo in ''[[X 1999]]'', includes all grades from kindergarten through college. ** As does Horitsuba Gakuen, the school in the [[Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle\|Tsubasa]]/[[~~xxxHolic~~×××HOLiC]] [[Omake]] and CD dramas. * Mugen Gakuen (Infinity Academy) and T.A. Girls' School in ''[[Sailor Moon]]''. The former acts as a cover for the ~~villans~~villains of the ~~3rd~~third arc and is rarely seen acting as an actual school (though it is one) and is destroyed in the arc's climax. The latter is attended by Rei Hino (~~AKA~~a.k.a. Sailor Mars) and is again rarely seen except in the manga side-stories. T.A. also happens to be a Catholic School run by nuns. Rei also comments that while she doesn't have to do an exam to enter high school doesn't mean she has it easy as the nuns could easily not let you pass to the next year if they don't like you. ** TA Girls' School is based on the [[Real Life]] escalator school [[wikipedia:Toyo Eiwa Jogakuin\|Toyo Eiwa Jogakuin]], although the real-world school is Methodist rather than Catholic. Mahora Academy in ''[[Mahou Sensei Negima]]'' is an elevator school (starting from ''preschool''), but a condition of Negi's continuing employment (and thus receiving his magic license) is that he must get the class exam averages up—specifically those of the five worst students, the self-proclaimed "[[Baka]] Rangers". * Ouran Academy in ''[[Ouran High School Host Club]]''. Line 84 ⟶ 86: {{reflist}} [[Category:{{PAGENAME}}]]▼ [[Category:Anime Settings]] [[Category:School Tropes]] ▲[[Category:{{PAGENAME}}]]