St Michael's Preparatory School is the largest private
preparatory school in
Jersey
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, situated in the parish of
St. Saviour. The school acts as a feeder to many British
public schools in the
United Kingdom
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.
The school celebrated its 60th anniversary in 2008. It has a pre-prep department (from age 4–7), and a senior school which goes up to age 13. The vast majority of pupils are prepared to take the
Common Entrance Examination
Common Entrance Examinations (commonly known as CE) are taken by independent school pupils in the UK as part of the selective admissions process at age 13, though ten independent schools do select at 11 using different test papers. They are set ...
at 13, although some choose to go to
secondary school in Jersey.
Notable alumni
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Henry Cavill
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, film actor known for his portrayal of
Superman
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Fraser Waters
Fraser Henry Hamilton Waters (born 31 March 1976 in Cape Town) is an English former rugby union footballer who played at Centre for clubs including London Wasps and Treviso.
Biography
Waters grew up in Cape Town before moving, aged 11, with hi ...
, rugby player
*Sir
Philip Bailhache
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He served as Bailiff of Jersey from 1995 to 2009, before ent ...
, lawyer and politician
*Sir
Michael Birt, lawyer and politician
See also
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List of schools in Jersey
This is a list of schools in Jersey. It includes non-fee paying schools, States' fee paying schools and private schools.
Primary schools
Non-fee paying primary schools
*Bel Royal School
*D'Auvergne School
*Grands Vaux School
*Grouville School
* ...
References
External links
School website
Schools in Jersey
Saint Saviour, Jersey
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