Preparatory school

Preparatory school

Preparatory school or prep school may refer to:

*University-preparatory school, a school in North America that is a private secondary school, typically charging high fees, designed to prepare students aged 14-18 for higher education at a university or college.
*Preparatory school (UK), a school in the UK that is a private school designed to prepare pupils under 13 for entry into the fee-required public schools that are the equivalent of the college/university prep schools in North America.
*Gymnasium (school), the European equivalent of a North American University-preparatory school.


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  • preparatory school — preparatory schools N VAR A preparatory school is the same as a prep school. [BRIT] …   English dictionary

  • preparatory school — ► NOUN 1) Brit. a private school for pupils between the ages of seven and thirteen. 2) N. Amer. a private school that prepares pupils for college or university …   English terms dictionary

  • preparatory school — n. a private secondary school for preparing students to enter college …   English World dictionary

  • Preparatory school (UK) — In English language usage in the former British Empire, the present day Commonwealth, a preparatory school (usually abbreviated to prep school) is an independent school preparing children up to the age of eleven or thirteen for fee paying,… …   Wikipedia

  • preparatory school — 1. a private or parochial secondary school, esp. one boarding its students and providing a college preparatory education. 2. Brit. a private elementary school, esp. one preparing its students for public school. Also called prep school. [1815 25]… …   Universalium

  • preparatory school — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms preparatory school : singular preparatory school plural preparatory schools formal a prep school …   English dictionary

  • Preparatory School Islamabad — is a privately owned co ed school in Islamabad, Pakistan. Mrs. Ashraf is the principal of this school. It is a small school of about 450 students. There are three houses in the school, Courage, Endeavour and Honour. A Sports Day is held annually …   Wikipedia

  • preparatory school — school that prepares its students to enter college …   English contemporary dictionary

  • preparatory school — prepar′atory school n. 1) edu a private secondary school providing a college preparatory education 2) edu brit. brit. a private elementary school …   From formal English to slang

  • preparatory school — Synonyms and related words: Gymnasium, Latin school, Realgymnasium, Realschule, academy, grammar school, high, high school, intermediate school, junior high, junior high school, middle school, prep school, public school, secondary school,… …   Moby Thesaurus

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