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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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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Arrupe Week Concludes with Keynote Assembly

by Matthew Holowienka
on Apr 30
Prep concluded this year's Arrupe Week programming on April 30 with an assembly in the gymnasium featuring a keynote from Dr. Art Pressley, Associate Professor of Psychology and Religion at Drew University, and a student-led panel featuring members of our own community who have immigrated to the United States.
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Prep Commends Latest Group of Honor Society Inductees

by Matthew Holowienka
on Apr 30
Six Prep honor societies inducted more than 80 upperclassmen—many of whom were inducted into multiple societies—into their ranks at a ceremony in the O'Keefe Commons on April 30.
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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.