Elevator School: Difference between revisions

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** As does Horitsuba Gakuen, the school in the [[Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle|Tsubasa]]/[[xxxHolic]] [[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 of the 3rd 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 Sailor Mars) and is again rarely seen. 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.

* 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".

* 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]]''.

* Saki Girls School in ''[[Girls High]]''

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* The Sakurakaoka Academy in ''[[Kamichama Karin]]'' seems to have at least an elementary branch and a middle school branch.

* [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin|Gakuen Alice]] from ''[[Gakuen Alice]]'' is one of these.

* The Ayanoi Gakuin in ''[[GA Geijutsuka Art Design Class]]'' is a more realistic example. It has a junior high, a high school and technological university in adjacent campuses, and they share a lot of common ~~facilities-- the~~ main characters, which are in the high school, often goes to the university campus to have computer graphics classes and sometimes even for ''vending machines''. It's also worth noting that because of the university's background, the high school have a relelatively large technical/vocational division, on top of general ed and arts ~~divisions-- and~~ it's not an [[Elaborate University High]], but just [[Truth in Television]] in Japan.

* The Ayanoi Gakuin in ''[[GA Geijutsuka Art Design Class]]'' is a more realistic example. It has a junior high, a high school and technological university in adjacent campuses, and they share a lot of common facilities—the main characters, which are in the high school, often goes to the university campus to have computer graphics classes and sometimes even for ''vending machines''. It's also worth noting that because of the university's background, the high school have a relelatively large technical/vocational division, on top of general ed and arts divisions—and it's not an [[Elaborate University High]], but just [[Truth in Television]] in Japan.

* Supposedly Hakuou of ''[[Hayate the Combat Butler]]'' is one, but since all the characters are in high school, you can't really tell.

* Sakashitamon Academy in ''[[Ai Kora]]''.

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* ''[[Mariasama ga Miteru]]'''s Lillian Girl's School runs from Kindergarten to University. It's mentioned that most of the cast have attended for their entire school days with two flashbacks to Kindergarten (one for Sei, Youko and Eriko and another for Sachiko) and Sei attending the University, though she had to take the entrance exams because she was late getting her paperwork in.

** Youko transferred to Lillian in Middle School.

* The school attended by the cast of ''[[Kimagure Orange Road]]'' is specifically mentioned to be an [[Elevator School]] in the first episode. Its an extreme example, with classes from Kindergarden straight through high school graduation, and some community college classes.

* The school attended by the cast of ''[[Kimagure Orange Road]]'' is specifically mentioned to be an Elevator School in the first episode. Its an extreme example, with classes from Kindergarden straight through high school graduation, and some community college classes.

* [[Slam Dunk]]: Kainan is an escalator school, as it's always introduced as Kainan University Affiliated High School.

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== [[Video Games]] ==

* In the video game ''[[Final Fantasy VIII]]'', each of the three Gardens is an [[Elevator School]] (you can get in as early as 5 years old, and you get kicked out if you're not a SeeD by 20), in addition to being an [[Elaborate University High]] (some towns have smaller populations than the Gardens).

* In the video game ''[[Final Fantasy VIII]]'', each of the three Gardens is an Elevator School (you can get in as early as 5 years old, and you get kicked out if you're not a SeeD by 20), in addition to being an [[Elaborate University High]] (some towns have smaller populations than the Gardens).

* Bullworth Academy from ''[[Bully (video game)|Bully]]'', in addition to being an [[Elaborate University High]], has everyone from kindergartners to high school seniors.

* [[CROSS†CHANNEL|Gunjou Institute]] is this without the university.

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** Also in Japan, where many private universities have high schools and junior highs in adjacent campuses.

* Before the 20th century, due to limited transportation, the need for children to help their parents out on the farm, and the lack of teachers, especially in the frontier, most schools of the era had a dizzying range of age for the students.

* Those are also common in Mexico today. The Instituto de Ciencias in Guadalajara, for example, has all grades from kindergarten to high school. If you stretch it a little bit, you might consider the ~~ITESO -- founded~~ by priests from the I de C -- as part of the campus (and indeed they have a "direct pass" if your GPA is higher than 85%), thus technically making it the same school from kindergarten ''to doctorate''.

* Those are also common in Mexico today. The Instituto de Ciencias in Guadalajara, for example, has all grades from kindergarten to high school. If you stretch it a little bit, you might consider the ITESO—founded by priests from the I de C -- as part of the campus (and indeed they have a "direct pass" if your GPA is higher than 85%), thus technically making it the same school from kindergarten ''to doctorate''.

** One has students from 4 to 18 with three adjacent campus: One for preschool, one for the 4 first years of elementary school, the last a big campus for all the others grades. High school classrooms were close to the entrance, Middle school a little farther, Junior School classroom much further... Done to remind students how many years they will have to endure?

** Many Marist schools also follow this paradigm. Case in point: Instituto México and Colegio México, which begin at elementary school, move on to junior high, high school, and get automatic pass to college. While students do need to change campus, there are no entrance exams as long as they remain within the system.