Malvern Preparatory School
| Malvern Preparatory School | |
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| Address | |
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418 South Warren Avenue Malvern, Pennsylvania, (Chester County) 19355-2707 United States |
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| Coordinates | 40°1′37″N 75°30′43″W / 40.02694°N 75.51194°WCoordinates: 40°1′37″N 75°30′43″W / 40.02694°N 75.51194°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Private |
| Motto | Veritas, Unitas and Caritas (Truth, Unity and Love) |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Roman Catholic |
| Established | 1842 |
| Opened | 1922 (present location) |
| Founder | Augustinian Friars |
| Oversight | Order of Saint Augustine |
| President | Rev. James Flynn, O.S.A. |
| Director | Assistant Head of School - Steve Valyo |
| Principal | Upper School - Ron Algeo Middle School - Patrick Sillup |
| Head of school | Christian Talbot |
| Grades | 6-12 |
| Gender | Boys |
| Enrollment | 640 (2015) |
| Average class size | 14 |
| Student to teacher ratio | 8:1 |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Campus size | 103 acres (420,000 m2) |
| Campus type | rural setting |
| Color(s) | Navy Blue and White |
| Slogan | Learning Today, Leading Tomorrow |
| Athletics | 16 varsity sports |
| Athletics conference | Inter-Academic League |
| Mascot | Friar |
| Team name | Friars |
| Rival | St. Joseph's Prep |
| Accreditation | Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools |
| Average SAT scores | 1230/1600 |
| Newspaper | The Blackfriar Chronicle |
| Yearbook | Malvernian |
| Tuition | $31,500 |
| Dean of Students | Tim Dougherty |
| Upper School Admissions Director | Sean Kenney |
| Middle School Admissions Director | John McEvoy |
| Athletic Director | Kurt Ruch |
| Website | www.malvernprep.org |
Malvern Preparatory School, commonly referred to as Malvern Prep, is an independent Catholic middle school and college preparatory high school for boys located in Malvern, Pennsylvania within the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. The school was started and is still run by Order of Saint Augustine, and is a member of the Augustinian Secondary Education Association. Malvern Prep is a member of the Inter-Academic League which also includes Episcopal Academy, Germantown Academy, Penn Charter, The Haverford School, and Springside Chestnut Hill Academy.
Malvern Prep was founded as a preparatory academy on the campus of Villanova University in 1842 at the Belle-Aire farm, which the Augustinian order purchased in January 1842. The academy was named "St. Nicholas of Tolentine Academy" in 1901.
In 1922, due to the expansion of Villanova's college program and increasing distinctions being made between the attendees of the academy and the college, it was decided to remove the academy from Villanova's campus. The Rosengarten family of Malvern sold a 143-acre (579,000 m²) part of its old farm between Warren Avenue and Paoli Pike to the Augustinians, and the academy became Malvern Preparatory School. The property included the site of the Paoli Massacre, a Revolutionary War battlefield that Malvern Prep owned until 2000, when it was purchased by the federal government. [1] Only two original buildings were suitable for classes and are still preserved; these are the original farmhouse (Austin Hall) and another farm building (the Friary, or Alber's Hall). Three new buildings were built in 1924 to house the need for more space. The first graduating class of Malvern Prep, who were almost all boarders, graduated in 1927.
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