New Jersey's Jesuit High School. Since 1872.

Since 1872, young men have begun the journey of a lifetime at the corner of Grand & Warren.
Discover what you can be when you accept the challenge to be yourself, only greater.

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Alumni: Prep’s Summer Immersion Program Critically Needs Your Support!

by Mike Jiran
on May 22
Each summer, Prep students travel to communities near and far to serve, learn, and encounter others through our Summer Immersion Program. These experiences often become defining moments in a young person’s formation, shaping how they understand leadership, service, and justice. As we finalize plans for this summer’s immersions, we are seeking additional adult chaperones to help make these experiences possible. We know that many of our alumni carry forward the values they developed during their […]
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Prep Students Sleep in Courtyard to Raise Funds for Covenant House New Jersey

by Matthew Holowienka
on May 13
More than 165 Prep students spent the night in Prep's courtyard on May 8 in solidarity with the millions of young people who experience homelessness in the United States each year at the Student Sleep Out, a popular annual fundraising initiative that has raised $65,807 thus far in support of Covenant House New Jersey for 2026.
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Prep Students Exhibit Work at Annual Art Show

by Matthew Holowienka
on May 4
Prep’s Annual Student Art Exhibit welcomed family, friends, faculty, and staff on Sunday, May 3 to celebrate and learn more about the portfolios of our fine arts students, still on display in our Library.
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Prep at a Glance

51

AP & Honors-level Courses Offered


$7 million

Given annually in merit & need-based scholarships and financial assistance

20

2023-2024 Athletic Team Championships


89%

Of the graduating class of 2024 received a college scholarship

21

Fine & Performing Arts Courses Offered


117 

Communities represented by Prep students, spanning 13 NJ counties, plus 3 NYC boroughs and even Long Island! 

99%

Of graduates enroll in 4-year colleges and universities


1872

The year of our founding, starting a 150+ year history of creating men of competence, conscience, and compassion

MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT

Just a Few Moments

Sometimes the simplest questions prtoduce the most complex answers. For example: “Who am I?” We might be tempted to answer with titles or labels that more accurately describe what we are, rather than who we are. But just as Jesus looked at Peter and saw so much more than a struggling fisherman, God who knows us by name sees all that we are…and loves us more than we could ever comprehend. God just asks that we spend a few moments and try to see ourselves through the eyes of the one who created us.

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Our Mission

Saint Peter’s Prep is a Catholic, Jesuit college preparatory school which seeks to form young men of competence, conscience and compassion. Both enriched and challenged by its diversity, Prep is a community of learners seeking to find God in all things. The academic, athletic, co-curricular, spiritual and service programs aim to foster in students an understanding of the world and the courage to advance the common good.