FAIRMONT PREPARATORY ACADEMY

'Fairmont Preparatory Academy' is a high school located in Anaheim, California. Founded in 1953, it is the largest and oldest non-sectarian private school in Orange County.^[1] It has been an IB World School since August 1995.^[2]
The Fairmont Schools consists of six campuses: Fairmont Preparatory Academy, Anehiem Hills, edgewood, and^[3],an international campus located within the Mable Campus, which aim to teach a consistent program from preschool through twelfth grade.

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Awards and recognition

History

Images

References

External links

Awards and recognition

For the 1990-91 school year, Fairmont Private Junior High School was recognized with the Blue Ribbon Award from the United States Department of Education, the highest honor that an American school can achieve.Blue Ribbon Schools Program: Schools Recognized 1982-1983 through 1999-2002 (PDF), accessed May 11, 2006 School officials were presented with a Blue Ribbon School of Excellence award at a White House event held on March 25, 1991, at a ceremony hosted by President of the United States George H. W. Bush and United States Secretary of Education Lamar Alexander.^[4]

History

Fairmont High School opened in September 1994 on the site of the Stanton estate, which includes a hacienda-style house built in 1929 by Col. Philip A. Stanton.^[5]

Images

References

1. Largest Public & Private High Schools in Orange County 2003-04, accessed November 18, 2006
2. International Baccalaureate Organization: Fairmont Preparatory Academy, accessed November 18, 2006
3. Fairmont campuses, accessed November 18, 2006
4. "President to Honor O.C. Private School", ''Los Angeles Times'', September 21, 1991. pg. 3
5. "ANAHEIM High School Opens in Former Mansion", ''Los Angeles Times'', September 3, 1994. pg. 3

External links

★ Fairmont official web site

★ National Center for Education Statistics data for Fairmont Preparatory Academy (grades 1-6)

★ National Center for Education Statistics data for Fairmont Preparatory Academy (grades 7-12)