If you're talking about Chinese, elementary or primary school should be 小学, not 小学校. 小学校 itself means a small or little school, nothing to do with grades.
Traditionally, Japanese colleges and universities are called 大å¦. (By contrast, they are called 大å¦æ ¡ in South Korea.)
There are special colleges and universities in Japan called 大å¦æ ¡ãmost of which are established by national government ministries or agencies or by local governments. Some of these 大å¦æ ¡ are degree granting, others are not.
Answers & Comments
Verified answer
If you're talking about Chinese, elementary or primary school should be 小学, not 小学校. 小学校 itself means a small or little school, nothing to do with grades.
Traditionally, Japanese colleges and universities are called 大å¦. (By contrast, they are called 大å¦æ ¡ in South Korea.)
There are special colleges and universities in Japan called 大å¦æ ¡ãmost of which are established by national government ministries or agencies or by local governments. Some of these 大å¦æ ¡ are degree granting, others are not.
Examples of 大å¦æ ¡ in Japan are:
é²è¡å¤§å¦æ ¡ãNational Defense Academy
æ°è±¡å¤§å¦æ ¡ Meteorological College
æ°´ç£å¤§å¦æ ¡ãNational Fisheries University
ç¨å大å¦æ ¡ãNational Tax College