Elevator School: Difference between revisions

{{trope|wppage=Escalator school}}

 

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.

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== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==

* 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.