Figure 1.--The basic prep school is for children from about 7/8-13 years of age. Each prep school has its own destinctive character, but the age range of 8-13 years is very common. Many schools now have a pre-prep for younger children, but they do not board. |
The basic prep school is for children from about 7/8-13 years of age. Each prep school has its own destinctive character, but the age range of 8-13 years is very common. Many schools now have a pre-prep for younger children. There are in fact a range of different schools in the private sector. This includes both variations of the prep school as well as schools which encompass the prep school age group. There are pre-prep schools for younger children. Some of the pre-preps may also have few form for younger prep school age children. This is most common in city day schools. Generally girl's prep schools take girls through age 11 as the girls public schools take new students a couple years younger than the boys' public school. This has begun to change as coed publuc schools become more common. A few boys' prep scools only take boys through age 12 instead of age 13. This is generally the case ln city day schools where space constraints restrict the program.
The age range is from 7 to 12 years. [Ths school has a program ending at 12 rather than 13 because of its foundation as the junior department for a senior school. It still comtinues to function as the Preparatory School for Langley.]
Beech Hill Prospectus
Most children come at 8 and leave between 13 and 14. .... We provide for the transition of the small 8 year-old child to the young adolescent of 13 in a happy and homely atmosphere. We fister character development by giving increasing responsibility -- for example an eleven year old may be 'postman' or 'ink monitor' etc., the twelve year old an assistant house captain and the thirteen year old a prefect.
Beeston Hall School Prospectus
