| Austin Preparatory School | |
| Latin Name: | Schola Praeparatoria Austin |
| Streetaddress: | 101 Willow Street |
| City: | Reading |
| State: | Massachusetts |
| Zipcode: | 01867 |
| Country: | United States |
| Coordinates: | 42.5297°N -71.1269°W |
| Religion: | Catholic |
| Head Label: | Headmaster |
| Head: | James Hickey |
| Faculty: | 60 |
| Type: | Private, Coeducational |
| Tuition: | $26,700 (2022-23)[1] |
| Grades: | 6–12 |
| Campus: | Suburban |
| Conference: | Catholic Central League (through Spring 2022); NEPSAC Independent (Fall 2022) |
| Motto: | Unitas,Veritas,Caritas |
| Motto Translation: | To inspire hearts to unite, minds to inquire and hands to serve |
| Accreditation: | New England Association of Schools and Colleges[2] |
| Mascot: | Cougar |
| Patron: | Saint Augustine |
| Team Name: | Cougars |
| Colors: | Green, White and Black |
| Publication: | Tolle Lege (literary/art magazine) |
| Newspaper: | The Legend |
| Established: | 1961 |
| Enrollment: | 750 |
| Enrollment As Of: | 2020 |
Austin Preparatory School, known as Austin Prep, is a co-educational Catholic school for students in grades 6 to 12 located in Reading, Massachusetts within the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston. It was founded by the Order of Saint Augustine in 1961.
The Augustinian Order has reached financial settlements with over twenty sexual-abuse victims of Robert Turnbull, OSA, an Augustinian priest who taught math at Austin Prep from 1965–81. At least eight of the victims were Austin Prep students at the time of the assaults. Robert Turnbull died in 2000.[3]
On January 20, 2022, the school announced that it would leave the Catholic Central League and Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association to join the New England Preparatory School Athletic Council starting in the fall of 2022. The school will begin NEPSAC competition as an independent.[4]