Austin Preparatory School

Austin Preparatory School is a co-educational Catholic school located in Reading, Massachusetts. It is located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston. It was founded by the Order of Saint Augustine in 1961. The institution is colloquially referred to as Austin Prep and serves students in grades 6–12.

Austin Preparatory School Schola Praeparatoria Austin

Address

101 Willow Street Reading , Massachusetts 01867 United States
Coordinates	42°31′47″N 71°7′37″W
Information
Type	Private, Coeducational
Motto	Unitas,Veritas,Caritas (To inspire hearts to unite, minds to inquire and hands to serve)
Religious affiliation(s)	Catholic
Patron saint(s)	Saint Augustine
Established	1961
Headmaster	James Hickey
Faculty	60
Grades	6–12
Enrollment	750 (2020)
Campus	Suburban
Color(s)	Green, White and Black
Athletics conference	Catholic Central League (through Spring 2022); NEPSAC Independent (Fall 2022)
Mascot	Cougar
Team name	Cougars
Accreditation	New England Association of Schools and Colleges[1]
Publication	Tolle Lege (literary/art magazine)
Newspaper	The Legend
Tuition	$26,700 (2022-2023)[2]
Website	www.austinprep.org

On January 20, 2022, the school announced that it would leave the Catholic Central League and Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association to join the New England Preparatory School Athletic Council starting in the fall of 2022. The school will begin NEPSAC competition as an independent.[3]

Notable alumni

Thomas Birmingham, former Massachusetts Senate President
Tom Fitzgerald (hockey) '86, general manager and executive Vice President of the New Jersey Devils and former NHL player
James M. Lindsay '77, senior vice president of the Council on Foreign Relations
Blaise MacDonald '81, current head hockey coach at Colby College
Brian Shannon '86, author and technical analyst
Paul Sullivan '75, radio talk show host at WBZ until his death in 2007

Notes and references

NEASC-CIS. "NEASC-Commission on Independent Schools". Archived from the original on 16 June 2009. Retrieved 2009-07-28.
"Affording and Austin Prep Education"
"Austin Prep to Join the New England Preparatory School Athletic Council". Austin Prep. January 20, 2022. Retrieved January 20, 2022.

External links

Official site

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston
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