Upper School
Austin Prep's Upper School integrates faith and academic excellence to form students as collaborative scholars, compassionate servant-leaders, and passionate global citizens rooted in Catholic values. Austin Prep’s high school, referred to as the Upper School, serves students in grades 9–12 in Reading, MA.
Through a curriculum that incorporates both Catholic social teaching and rigorous academic standards, students engage with diverse perspectives and develop cultural competence in a community where every person's dignity is honored. Our academic program builds on students' natural curiosity, connecting classroom learning with real-world challenges through service-learning projects, global partnerships, and interdisciplinary studies.
Faculty members serve as both mentors and subject experts, guiding personalized learning paths that balance core requirements with electives tailored to individual interests and goals. Students graduate not only with exceptional college preparation, but also with the ethical framework and critical thinking skills to lead with integrity in our rapidly changing world.
Our distinctive blend of timeless Catholic values and innovative teaching approaches prepares graduates who consistently excel in college and beyond while remaining committed to truth, unity, and love.
In science classes, Upper School Students utilize an Anatomage Table, a premier 3-D virtual dissection table also found in colleges and medical schools.
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Upper School Academic Highlights
Grade 9 Model UN
Following weeks of extensive research and analysis of global issues, and led by the History Faculty, Freshman simulate debates on contemporary global issues during Austin Prep’s annual Model UN conference.
Fabrication Lab
Students engage in hands-on learning through design, engineering, 3D printing, laser cutting, and CAD, applying real-world problem solving that builds confidence, collaboration, creativity, and preparation for future academic and career pathways. Learn more.
Harvard Medical School Collaboration
Students engage in a yearlong STEM immersion with Harvard Medical School MEDscience, applying physics, biology, robotics, and AI through clinical simulations, surgical robotics, and hands-on problem solving that builds confidence, collaboration, and exposure to medical careers. Learn more.
The American Experience
In The American Experience, students integrate United States history and literature through a yearlong, project-based humanities course focused on research, documentary filmmaking, and reflection, connecting past events to modern perspectives. Learn more.
Passion Project
After reading Ken Robinson’s The Element: How Finding Your Passion Changes Everything, students design their own passion project to pursue throughout the school year. Students set goals, created their own rubrics, and wrote a reflection about the process.