A questionnaire was sent to students between January 2020 and September 2020, which requested them to share a list of schools they planned to apply for the 2021-2022 school year.
The result shows that Phillips Exeter Academy, Phillips Academy Andover and Trinity School are ranked as the top three most sought- after schools among students. The list is dominated by US universities besides for the Hong Kong International School, which is the only Asian schools ranked in the top 50.
Below is the list of the Top 50 Most Sought-After independent school of 2020:
Phillips Exeter Academy
Phillips Academy Andover
Trinity School
Choate Rosemary Hall
Harvard-Westlake School
Noble and Greenough School
Milton Academy
Riverdale Country School
Horace Mann School
Deerfield Academy
The Hotchkiss School
Lakeside School
Buckingham Browne and Nichols
The Dalton School
The Lawrenceville School
Groton School
St. John’s School
The Loomis Chaffee School
The Kinkaid School
Stanford Online High School
The Harker School
Lick-Wilmerding High School
Polytechnic School
Brentwood School
Menlo School
Urban School
Episcopal High School
Concord Academy
St. Paul’s School
St. Marks School of Texas
Boston Latin School
Ransom Everglades School
The Hockaday School
Crystal Springs Uplands
The Overlake School
Marlborough School
The Bishop’s School
Flintridge Preparatory School
Eastside Preparatory School
Windward School
Greenhill School
Blair Academy
The Potomac School
Hong Kong International School
Dwight-Englewood School
The Rivers School
San Francisco University High School
Peddie School
St. Agnes Academy
University of Toronto Schools
Parents and students can always incorporate the mission and values of the academy into their decision making when it comes to choosing where to study. Scroll down for more information about two of the most prestigious schools in the 2020.
Phillips Exeter Academy
Established in 1781, Phillips Exeter Academy encourages students to explore emerging interests in the academic, artistic and athletic fields. The school’s mission is to “Unite goodness and knowledge and inspired youth from every quarter to lead purposeful lives”, which indicated that they values youth since it is an important period to develop the student’s potential. They provide more than 450 courses in 18 subject areas, with a student-to-teacher ration of 5:1.
Trinity School
Established in 1709, the Trinity School community is characterised by religious, racial, and ethnic diversity. The school focus on having a balanced educational program which incorporate arts, athletics and community service together. Also, they encourage students to not only grow into their best selves but to reach out beyond themselves and nourish empathetic understanding of others. They provide outstanding programs related to athletics, the arts, peer leadership and global travel fields, with a student-to-teacher ratio of 13:1.
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