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Oratory Preparatory School, commonly known as Oratory Prep, is a Roman Catholic college preparatory day school for boys in grades 7-12, located in Summit, in Union County, New Jersey, United States, approximately west of Manhattan. The school is located one block away from the Kent Place School and is in close proximity to Summit High School. The school is associated with the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark.〔(Union County High School ), Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark. Accessed June 21, 2011.〕 Oratory Preparatory School is a member of the New Jersey Association of Independent Schools〔(School Search ), New Jersey Association of Independent Schools. Accessed July 29, 2008.〕 and has been accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Secondary Schools since 1973.〔(Oratory Preparatory School ), Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Secondary Schools. Accessed June 21, 2011.〕 As of the 2013-14 school year, the school had an enrollment of 318 students and 35.3 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 9.0:1.〔(School Data for Oratory Preparatory School ), National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed October 10, 2015.〕 The school was founded in 1907 as Carlton Academy, with grades 4-12. Most of the students lived on campus. Due to the school's relatively small size, students in a given grade are not individually ranked. Oratory is home to young men from over 70 towns in the New York metro area. Tuition and fees for the 2015-16 academic year was $19,900, not including transportation, books, and meals.〔(Tuition & Tuition Assistance ), Oratory Preparatory School. Accessed June 21, 2011.〕 Financial aid and scholarships are offered to more than 30% of Oratory families. Each year 100% of Oratory seniors are accepted to four-year colleges.〔(Oratory Prep Fast Facts ), accessed September 10, 2006 〕 ==Awards, recognition and rankings== In 2015, the United States Department of Education announced that Oratory had been recognized with the National Blue Ribbon School Award of Excellence, the Education Department's highest honor. Oratory was one of 15 schools in the state and one of two private secondary schools across the nation to receive this distinction.〔http://patch.com/new-jersey/summit/oratory-prep-named-2015-national-blue-ribbon-school-0 "Oratory Prep Named a 2015 National Blue Ribbon School"], Summit Patch, September 30, 2015. Accessed October 10, 2015. "U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan made the official announcement Tuesday morning that 50 private schools and 285 public schools from across the country have been chosen for this prestigious honor based on academic excellence. Of the 50 private schools, we are one of only two secondary schools to receive this distinction."〕〔(2015 National Blue Ribbon Schools All Public and Private ), United States Department of Education. Accessed October 10, 2015.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Oratory Preparatory School」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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