college preparatory school
University-focused secondary institution
A college preparatory school—often shortened to prep school—is a secondary school designed to prepare students for higher education.
These schools typically emphasize rigorous academics, college-level coursework, and extracurricular activities that strengthen university applications.
In American usage, prep school usually implies a private institution, often boarding: He went to prep school in New England.
The term carries connotations of privilege and social status.
- high achieversPeople who excel greatly
- honor rollAcademic achievement roster
- class rankPosition among graduating students
- Advanced PlacementPre-college honors curriculum
- international studentsPupils studying outside homeland
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Job-skills training institution
trade school · technical school · vocational training · apprenticeship program · finishing school
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Nontraditional educational setting
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