Austin Preparatory School is a co-educational Catholic school located in Reading, Massachusetts. It is located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston. It was founded by the Order of Saint Augustine in 1961. The institution is colloquially referred to as Austin Prep and serves students in grades 6–12.
On January 20, 2022, the school announced that it would leave the Catholic Central League and Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association to join the New England Preparatory School Athletic Council starting in the fall of 2022. The school will begin NEPSAC competition as an independent.
Notable alumni
Thomas Birmingham, former Massachusetts Senate President
Tom Fitzgerald (hockey) '86, general manager and executive Vice President of the New Jersey Devils and former NHL player James M. Lindsay '77, senior vice president of the Council on Foreign Relations Blaise MacDonald '81, current head hockey coach at Colby College Brian Shannon '86, author and technical analyst Paul Sullivan '75, radio talk show host at WBZ until his death in 2007
Notes and references
External links
Official site
Catholic secondary schools in Massachusetts
Austin Preparatory(Massachusetts) Educational institutions established in 1961 1961 establishments in Massachusetts