Preparatory school
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Preparatory school or prep school may refer to:
- University-preparatory schoolUniversity-preparatory schoolA university-preparatory school or college-preparatory school is a secondary school, usually private, designed to prepare students for a college or university education...
, 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)Preparatory school (UK)In English language usage in the former British Empire, the present-day Commonwealth, a preparatory school is an independent school preparing children up to the age of eleven or thirteen for entry into fee-paying, secondary independent schools, some of which are known as public schools...
, an independent schoolIndependent school (UK)An independent school is a school that is not financed through the taxation system by local or national government and is instead funded by private sources, predominantly in the form of tuition charges, gifts and long-term charitable endowments, and so is not subject to the conditions imposed by...
preparing children up to the age of 11 or 13 for entry into fee-paying secondarySecondary educationSecondary education is the stage of education following primary education. Secondary education includes the final stage of compulsory education and in many countries it is entirely compulsory. The next stage of education is usually college or university...
independent schools - Gymnasium (school)Gymnasium (school)A gymnasium is a type of school providing secondary education in some parts of Europe, comparable to English grammar schools or sixth form colleges and U.S. college preparatory high schools. The word γυμνάσιον was used in Ancient Greece, meaning a locality for both physical and intellectual...
, the European equivalent of a North American university-preparatory school - Classe préparatoire aux grandes écolesClasse Préparatoire aux Grandes ÉcolesThe classes préparatoires aux grandes écoles , commonly called classes prépas or prépas, are part of the French post-secondary education system. They consist in two very selective years , acting as a prep course with the main goal of training undergraduate students for enrolment in one of the...
- Prep School (film)Prep School (film)Prep School is an upcoming dramatic film. It will star Charlie McDermott as Collin Craig, Jeremy Sumpter as Simon Hillcrest and Troy Hatt as Ethan Gates. Jerome Elston Scott will be directing and also wrote the script. The film is being produced by Alpha Select Productions, a Victoria, British...
, an upcoming American film