St. Benedict's Preparatory School
| St. Benedict's Preparatory School Collegium Sancti Benedicti | |
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School crest | |
| Address | |
520 Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard , , 07102 United States | |
| Coordinates | 40°44′8″N 74°10′47″W / 40.73556°N 74.17972°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Private, parochial day school and boarding school |
| Motto | Gratia Benedictus Nomine (Latin) (Blessed In Name And Grace) |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Catholic Church (Benedictines) |
| Established | 1868 |
| Founder | Boniface Wimmer, O.S.B. |
| NCES School ID | 00863704 |
| President | Abbot Augustine Curley, O.S.B. |
| Headmaster | Rev. Edwin Leahy, O.S.B |
| Faculty | 48.5 FTEs |
| Grades | K–12 |
| Gender | Co-educational (grades K-8) Gender segregated (grades 9-12) |
| Enrollment | 749 (as of 2017–18) |
| Student to teacher ratio | 15.4:1 |
| Campus | Urban |
| Campus size | 12 acres (49,000 m2) |
| Color(s) | Garnet and Gray |
| Slogan | Whatever hurts my brother, hurts me and whatever helps my brother, helps me. |
| Song | Alma Mater |
| Fight song | Boola Boola Garnet and Gray |
| Athletics | 12 varsity teams |
| Nickname | Gray Bees |
| Accreditation | Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools |
| Publication | Kayrix (literary magazine) |
| Newspaper | The Benedict News |
| Yearbook | Telolog |
| Tuition | $13,000 (grades 9–12) $10,000 (grades 7–8) $4,060 (grades K-6) |
| Affiliation | NJAIS |
| Assistant Headmaster | Mike Scanlan |
| Dean Of Faculty | Michelle Tuorto |
| Admissions Director | Mario Gallo |
| Athletic Director | Frank DiPiano |
| Website | www |
St. Benedict's Preparatory School is a Catholic college preparatory school in Newark, New Jersey run by the Benedictine monks of Newark Abbey.
The school serves boys and girls in kindergarten through twelfth grade on a 12-acre (4.9 ha) urban campus. The school has been accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Elementary and Secondary Schools since 1990.