私学|しがくshigaku[1]atamadaka (head-high)

1. nounprivate (non-governmental) school (college, university)

• Synonym私立学校しりつがっこうNeutralSame meaning as 「私学」, but fuller and more direct; 「私学」 tends to appear in collective expressions such as 「私学助成」.
• Antonym公立こうりつNeutralRefers to schools and facilities established by local governments; the opposite of 「私学」 (private schools).

「私学」 is the general term for private schools, common in expressions like 「私学助成」; use 「私立学校」 when speaking of a school concretely. The opposite is 「公立」 (also 「国立」).

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1. 私立しりつの学校がっこう。