preparatory schools
Elite boarding academies
Preparatory schools are private secondary schools that prepare students for college admission.
In the United States, they typically serve grades 9-12 and emphasize rigorous academics alongside athletics and extracurriculars: He attended a New England prep school before Yale.
In Britain, preparatory schools serve younger children (ages 7-13), preparing them for entrance exams to public schools like Eton or Harrow.
The shortened form prep school is common in both countries.
- boarding schoolsResidential institutions for pupils
- day schoolsSchools without dormitories
- tuition feesCharges for instruction
- trust fundAssets held for another
- headmasterSchool's chief administrator
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Government-funded educational institutions
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Institutions teaching practical job skills
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Schools with insufficient financial support
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