prep school
"Prep school" is short for "preparatory school" and refers to educational institutions aimed at preparing students for higher education.
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Definition
B2United States
(private, secondary)A private school designed to prepare students for college, often featuring a rigorous academic curriculum and smaller class sizes.
Example
- She attended a prep school to increase her chances of getting into an Ivy League university.
B2United Kingdom
(private, primary)A private school that prepares children for entrance exams to public schools, typically for students aged 2 to 13.
Example
- He started at a prep school at the age of seven to prepare for the common entrance examination.
Similar
Terms that have similar or relatively close meanings to "prep school":
boarding schoolupper schoolhigh schoolpublic schoolsecondary schoolfirst schoolgrammar schoolhome schoolconvent schooljunior schoolmiddle schoolseparate schoolnew school