1Privately established and operated (as opposed to public) — used especially for schools and hospitals. Because しりつ sounds identical to 市立 (municipal), speakers sometimes say わたくしりつ to disambiguate.
兄は私立の中学校に通っている。
My older brother attends a private junior high school.
私立大学は国立大学より学費が高いことが多い。
Private universities often have higher tuition fees than national universities.
「しりつ」だけでは市立と紛らわしいので、電話では「わたくしりつ」と言って区別する。
Since しりつ alone can be confused with 市立 (municipal), people say わたくしりつ on the phone to distinguish them.