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Hawai'i Preparatory Academy🇺🇸 United States | |
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| Country | United States |
| City | Kamuela, Hawaii |
| Institution type | Private day & boarding school |
| Level | Grades K–12 |
| International tuition | Hightuition band — no published figure |
| Ranking note | Founded 1949; kindergarten through Grade 12 plus a post-graduate year; the Upper School is 50% boarding and 50% day, and of the boarders 60% are from the US and 40% international; the boarding population represents 25 countries and 16 US states and territories; 72 teachers; dually accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges and the Hawaii Association of Independent Schools |
| Scholarships | HPA publishes its aid arithmetic more fully than any other school here, and the numbers are worth reading in order: 40% of the student body receives some form of assistance; the maximum award is typically 45-55% of tuition; and the average grant was 39% of tuition. It also publishes who receives aid — in 2025-26 boarding families with incomes from USD 17,000 to over USD 325,000 received it, with an average recipient household income of USD 140,000. That last figure is unusually candid and tells you something useful: aid here is not restricted to the lowest incomes. Applied to the international boarding fee, an average award of 39% is around USD 34,000. |
| Apply through VNIS | Yes |
| Official site | hpa.edu ↗ |
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