St. Augustine Preparatory School

This article is about the school in Richland, New Jersey. For other institutions, see St. Augustine High School (disambiguation).

St. Augustine Preparatory School
Address
Map
611 Cedar Avenue

Buena Vista Township
,
Atlantic County
,
New Jersey
08350

United States
Coordinates39°30′0″N 74°52′23″W / 39.50000°N 74.87306°W / 39.50000; -74.87306
Information
TypePrivate, All-Male
MottoVeritas ∙ Unitas ∙ Caritas
(Truth ∙ Unity ∙ Love)
Religious affiliation(s)Roman Catholic
Order of Saint Augustine
Patron saint(s)St. Augustine of Hippo
Established1959
FounderFranklin P. Cucinotta
OversightRoman Catholic Diocese of Camden
NCES School ID00864402[8]
Head of schoolRobert J. Murray[1]
Faculty61.8 FTEs[8]
Grades8–12
Enrollment669 (as of 2021–22)[8]
Average class size22.41 students
Student to teacher ratio10.8:1[8]
Campussuburban/rural
Campus size118 acres (0.48 km2)
Campus typeWooded, rural
Color(s)  Blue and
  white[5][6]
SloganEnter as Boys to Learn; Exit as Men to Serve
SongSaint Augustine Alma Mater
Athletics22 inter-scholastic sports
Athletics conferenceCape-Atlantic League (general)
West Jersey Football League (football)
MascotThe Hermit
Team nameHermits[5]
AccreditationMiddle States Association of Colleges and Schools[3] and New Jersey Association of Independent Schools[4]
NewspaperPrep Talk,[7] The Torch
YearbookAustin-Aire
Tuition$21,555 (grades 9-12 for 2023-24); $12,700 (grade 8 for 2023-24)[2]
AffiliationOrder of Saint Augustine Province of Saint Thomas of Villanova
Websitewww.hermits.com

St. Augustine Preparatory School[9] is a private all-male Roman Catholic. college preparatory school located in the Richland section of Buena Vista Township, in Atlantic County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Located on 118 acres (0.48 km2) of wooded property, it serves students in eighth through twelfth grade from across South Jersey under the auspices of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Camden.[10] The school has been accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Elementary and Secondary Schools since 1983[3] and the New Jersey Association of Independent Schools.[4] St. Augustine was founded in 1959 by the Order of Saint Augustine as a minor seminary to help young men prepare for studies in the priesthood and religious life; the first class was a mixture of seminarians and day students.[11] The school is a member of the Augustinian Secondary Education Association.

The school added an eighth grade in the 2021-22 school year.[12]

As of the 2021–22 school year, the school had an enrollment of 669 students and 61.8 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.8:1. The school's student body was 84.6% (566) White, 7.6% (51) Black, 4.9% (33) Hispanic, 1.9% (13) Asian, 0.6% (4) American Indian / Alaska Native and 0.3% (2) Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander.[8]

The school's graduating Class of 2014 was offered over $42 million in scholarships.[13]

  1. ^ Meet Our Head of School, St. Augustine Preparatory School. Accessed February 10, 2022.
  2. ^ Tuition and Fees, St. Augustine Preparatory School. Accessed April 19, 2023.
  3. ^ a b Saint Augustine Preparatory School, Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Elementary and Secondary Schools. Accessed February 10, 2022.
  4. ^ a b St. Augustine Preparatory School, New Jersey Association of Independent Schools. Accessed November 19, 2014.
  5. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference NJSIAAprofile was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ St. Augustine Prep Lacrosse, MaxPreps.com. Accessed November 20, 2014. "Colors: Blue, White"
  7. ^ Prep Talk Archived November 29, 2014, at the Wayback Machine, St. Augustine College Preparatory School. Accessed November 19, 2014.
  8. ^ a b c d e School data for St Augustine Preparatory School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed November 1, 2023.
  9. ^ School Profile Archived November 29, 2014, at the Wayback Machine, St. Augustine Preparatory School. Accessed November 19, 2014. "St. Augustine Preparatory School is a college preparatory school located in southern New Jersey."
  10. ^ Catholic Schools Directory Archived October 21, 2016, at the Wayback Machine, Roman Catholic Diocese of Camden. Accessed October 20, 2016.
  11. ^ A Brief History of St. Augustine Prep Archived November 29, 2014, at the Wayback Machine, St. Augustine Preparatory School. Accessed November 19, 2014.
  12. ^ "South Jersey: St. Augustine Preparatory School to add an eighth-grade class for 2021-2022", Daily Journal, September 25, 2020. Accessed September 30, 2021. "St. Augustine College Preparatory School announced plans to expand the Hermit Brotherhood to include eighth graders beginning with the 2021-2022 academic year."
  13. ^ Scholarships and Acceptances, St. Augustine Preparatory School. Accessed November 19, 2004.