preparatory school

noun

|Updated on: 12 Aug 2018

Definition of preparatory school

1 : a usually private school preparing students primarily for college

2 British : a private elementary school preparing students primarily for British public schools

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Recent Examples of preparatory school from the Web

The New York City native joined Harlem Lacrosse while attending Frederick Douglass Academy and often studied past midnight while applying to preparatory schools.

— nate weitzer, BostonGlobe.com, "For at-risk inner city youth, Harlem Lacrosse provides a pathway to success," 17 May 2018
Judge Kavanaugh grew up around the Capitol, getting a Catholic education at Mater Dei and Georgetown preparatory schools and his college and law degrees from Yale.

— wsj staff, WSJ, "Potential Nominees to the Supreme Court," 27 June 2018
Her mother is a librarian at Viewpoint School, a coeducational college preparatory school in Calabasas, Calif.

— New York Times, "Madeline Schwarz, Kyle Kahan," 13 May 2018
This year's party benefits several charities including West End School, a free, private, college preparatory school for young men; and the Kosair Charities Center for Autism.

— kirby adams, The Courier-Journal, "Comedian Arsenio Hall will host Junior Bridgeman's Trifecta 2018 Kentucky Derby Gala," 29 Mar. 2018
In September, after five black cadet candidates at the Air Force academy's Colorado Springs preparatory school discovered racial slurs on the message boards of their doors, Lt.

— the washington post, NOLA.com, "Air Force sergeant posted video of her rant about black subordinates. Now she's suspended.," 31 Jan. 2018
The college preparatory school is open to students grades K-12.

— julie a. short/special to cleveland.com, cleveland.com, "Moose's Mission provides comfort to shelter, rescue animals: Short Takes on Avon, Avon Lake and North Ridgeville," 21 Jan. 2018
Students at Packer Collegiate Institute, an independent college preparatory school in Brooklyn Heights, credited the survivors of the Parkland shooting for their own activism and involvement in the walkout.

— kaitlyn schallhorn, Fox News, "National School Walkout planned by students worldwide after Parkland shooting," 14 Mar. 2018
Catholic Memorial, a private high school, was founded in 1949 as a college preparatory school.

— darryl enriquez, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Catholic Memorial fills vacant principal's position with veteran teacher, administrator," 12 Mar. 2018

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