Hawaii Preparatory Academy
Kamuela, Hawaii
As a student at Hawaii Preparatory Academy, you will have access to resident teachers seven days a week, to indoor tennis and student recreation centers, to a swimming pool designed for international, collegiate, and high school competition, to full visual and performing arts facilities, to a 100 percent wireless computer campus. You will be challenged by our very rigorous academic program which includes 15 Advanced Placement courses in the Upper School. The multinational students live, learn, and play in the midst of the world's most diverse ecosystem. Our unique location offers amazing access to activities found together nowhere else on earth, see below examples of activities:
Scuba diving with scientists to study Hawaiian sea turtles.
Learning to ride horses on our 220-acre Upper School campus.
Surfing before school in the morning, and visiting an active volcano in the same afternoon.
Hiking steep rainforest hills and remote black sand beaches.
Academic and Sport Facilities
Each building is a different subject, there is a chapel, art building (ceramics, photography, drawing, painting), robotics building, performing arts theatre seating 375, music building with 2 private practice rooms, information technology building with 3 computer labs.
4 covered tennis courts, heated outdoor swimming pool with a hot tub, track, gymnasium, wrestling room, numerous fields for equestrian, football, soccer, etc.
Dormitories and School Residences
There are 3 dorms on campus. 2 students to a dorm room with internet access, one phone with voice mail, laundry facilities, room with sink and microwave, showering facility, a common area with TV/DVD and fireplace, 5 apple computers with printer.
Starting Dates:
Fall Semester: End of August, Spring Semester: Beginning of January
| Student Population: | Grades: | ESL Programs: |
|---|---|---|
| Co-educational | 6-12, PG | Yes |
| School Uniform | Teacher/Student Ratio: | Number of Students: |
|---|---|---|
| No | 1:10 | 500 |
AP Courses:
- Art History
- Biology
- Calculus AB
- Calculus BC
- Chemistry
- English Literature
- European History
- Physics
- Psychology
- Spanish
- Statistics
- Studio Art
- US History
- World History
Sports:
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Cross Country
- Diving
- Equestrian
- Football
- Golf
- Soccer
- Softball
- Swimming
- Tennis
- Track and Field
- Volleyball
- Water Polo
- Wrestling
Clubs:
Other Services Offered:
- Academic progress reports
- Airport transfer and greeting service
- Assistance in acquiring books and material
- Help with travel services during holidays
- Orientation service upon arrival
- Social progress reports
Partial List of College and University Acceptances:
- Alliant University, Arizona State University, Azusa Pacific University, Boston College, Boston University, Butler University, California State University, California Polytechnic University, Dennison University, Foothills College, Fullerton College, Hamilton College, Humboldt State University, Johnson and Wales College, Lewis and Clark College, Loyola-Marymount University, Marymount College, Menlo College, Michigan State University, New York University, Northern Arizona University, Northeastern University, Occidental College, Oregon State University, Pacific University, Penn State, Pitzer College, Purdue University, Suffolk University, Temple University, Tulane University, University of Arizona, University of California, University of Hawaii, University of the Pacific, University of Puget Sound, University of Southern California, University of Washington, Whittier College, Woodbury University, Xavier University.
Closest International and Local Airports:
Kona International Airport (KOA)
