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.
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.
Harvard Medical School Partnership
Students master physics principles through hands-on experience with model surgical robots, using guided discovery learning techniques. Facilitators in the HMS program aid in the assembly and programming of robots to perform mock surgeries using artificial intelligence.
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.