Austin Preparatory School

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Austin Preparatory School
Schola Praeparatoria Austin
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Austin Preparatory School
101 Willow Street

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01867

Coordinates 42°31′47″N71°7′37″W / 42.52972°N 71.12694°W / 42.52972; -71.12694
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Type Private, Coeducational
MottoUnitas,Veritas,Caritas
(To inspire hearts to unite, minds to inquire and hands to serve)
Religious affiliation(s) Catholic
Patron saint(s) Saint Augustine
Established1961
HeadmasterJames Hickey
Faculty60
Grades 612
Enrollment750 (2020)
Campus Suburban
Color(s)Green, White and Black    
Athletics conference Catholic Central League (through Spring 2022); NEPSAC Independent (Fall 2022)
MascotCougar
Team nameCougars
Accreditation New England Association of Schools and Colleges [1]
PublicationTolle Lege (literary/art magazine)
NewspaperThe Legend
Tuition$26,700 (2022-23) [2]
Website www.austinprep.org

Austin Preparatory School, known as Austin Prep, is a co-educational Catholic school for students in grades 6 to 12 located in Reading, Massachusetts within the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston. It was founded by the Order of Saint Augustine in 1961.

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History

The Augustinian Order has reached financial settlements with over twenty sexual-abuse victims of Robert Turnbull, OSA, an Augustinian priest who taught math at Austin Prep from 1965–81. At least eight of the victims were Austin Prep students at the time of the assaults. Robert Turnbull died in 2000. [3] [ third-party source needed ]

Sports

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. [4]

Notable alumni

Notes and references

  1. NEASC-CIS. "NEASC-Commission on Independent Schools". Archived from the original on 16 June 2009. Retrieved 2009-07-28.
  2. "Affording and Austin Prep Education"
  3. "Father Turnballs and the Dark Past of Austin Prep." By David Rigby. Available at: robertturnbullosa.com
  4. "Austin Prep to Join the New England Preparatory School Athletic Council". Austin Prep. January 20, 2022. Retrieved January 20, 2022.

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