University-preparatory school

A university preparatory school or college preparatory school (shortened to preparatory school, prep school, or college prep) is a secondary school that can refer to public, private independent or parochial schools, and is primarily designed to prepare students for higher education. North America United States In the United States, there are public, private, and charter college preparatory schools and they can be either parochial or secular. Admission is sometimes based on specific selection criteria, usually academic, but some schools have open enrollment.