Fairmont Preparatory Academy

The Prep follows an American college-preparatory curriculum built on UC-approved courses that students take at College Prep, Honors or Advanced Placement level, with AP options across sciences, mathematics, humanities, arts and world languages. The International Baccalaureate lists the school as an IB World School authorized for the Diploma Programme, and the faculty includes an IB Diploma coordinator. Three specialist tracks add depth: ASEP for advanced science, engineering and research internships, the Advanced Business Program in entrepreneurship, marketing and economics, and Visual & Performing Arts. Through ISP, students also take part in international programs such as Model United Nations, virtual exchanges and filmmaking or science challenges.

Fairmont Preparatory Academy is a four-year high school covering Grades 9 to 12, roughly ages 14 to 18. Each student builds a personal course plan combining core subjects and electives at College Prep, Honors and AP level, with optional specialist programs in science and engineering, business, or visual and performing arts. Academic counselors guide students in Grades 9 and 10, and from Grade 11 the college counseling team supports university applications.

Fairmont states a vision of influencing lives to create a better world, and a mission of delivering a high-quality education that looks after the whole child in a safe, caring environment. Four core values guide the community: high expectations, lifelong learning, entrepreneurial spirit and academic excellence. At The Prep this translates into social-emotional learning, leadership roles, 80 hours of community service before graduation and regular celebrations of the many cultures represented on campus.

The West Anaheim campus has separate physics, biology and chemistry laboratories, computer science rooms and an engineering hub equipped with 3D printers and fabrication tools, plus a robotics workshop used by the school's FIRST teams. Creative spaces include visual arts studios, a design and media center with iMac workstations, music rehearsal rooms, a theater for drama classes and productions, and the Husky Vision studio where students produce and broadcast campus news. Students also use a library and research center, a counseling center, open courtyards and a central quad for events, a full-size gymnasium and a fitness and weight room.

Families can use a school bus service with several routes across Orange County, and lunch is supplied by the caterer NIBLL with options for different dietary needs. Uniform is compulsory, including a PE kit. Wellbeing is supported by a mental health counselor, a licensed marriage and family therapist and a daily Flex Period for extra help, and college counseling works with a low student-to-counselor ratio. International students can live with vetted host families through the homestay program. Need-based financial aid is offered through FAST, and every parent is a member of the Parent Association.

Students can join more than 50 clubs, from chess, coding, app development, robotics and engineering to dance, photography, baking, crafts and a wide range of cultural and service groups, as well as competitions such as Academic Decathlon, math olympiads and science fairs. The speech and debate team travels to national-circuit tournaments. Athletics compete in the CIF and include basketball, soccer, volleyball, baseball, softball, tennis, golf, swimming and diving, cross country, track and field, fencing, badminton, cheer, esports and a flagship ice hockey program. ISP programs add Model UN, chess and filmmaking events with other schools.