Best Post-Graduate Boarding Schools (2025)

For the 2025 school year, there are 132 boarding schools offering a post-graduate (PG) year, serving 43,903 students.

Learn more about the benefits of a post-graduate (PG) year at boarding school.

Brewster Academy Photo - Freshwater Ecology students access the largest freshwater laboratory in the state (Lake Winnipesaukee), without leaving campus.

The Cambridge School of Weston Photo - When you live on CSW's campus, you get to know this community through a uniquely focused lens. You'll have additional access to teachers, facilities, friends, and all of the resources and cultural opportunities Greater Boston has to offer. And with all that happens on weekends and after hours, there's no shortage of excitement.

Washington Academy Photo - Washington Academy, established in 1792, is one of the oldest day & boarding co-ed high schools in the USA. It is located on the Downeast Maine coast, and boast 425 total students from 25 different countries. The Alumni Building is one of nine buildings on its 75+ acre campus.

A+ World Academy Photo - #climbinghigh to get to the top of the mast at A+ World Academy

Gould Academy Photo - Gould Academy offers the only Ski Patrol Program recognized by the National Ski Patrol. Once our students earn their 'jackets,' they are certified to work for the National Ski Patrol at any mountain in the U.S.

Camden Military Academy Photo - A proud family!

Worcester Academy Photo - With over 180 courses, 45 honors and Advanced Placement (AP) courses and an immersive middle school curriculum, you are sure to find a course of instruction that excites you.

Perkiomen School Photo - Innovation Center

Trinity-Pawling School Photo - Make yourself at home at Trinity-Pawling. And then leap out of your comfort zone. As a brotherhood, we're a caring community that will push you to be nothing short of extraordinary.

St. Timothy's School Photo - Completed in 2012, Dixon Hall is our state-of-the-art academic building. The technology-rich facility features the Taft Lecture Hall, the Coleman World Languages and Cultures Center, and a Center for Learning and Teaching.

Fulford Academy Photo - Welcome to Fulford Academy

Buffalo Seminary Photo - SEM is located in the heart of the historic Elmwood Village neighborhood of Buffalo, NY, just steps from cafes, shops and art galleries. As an urban boarding school, SEM students enjoy the culture, entertainment and shopping that only a city can offer.

Kimball Union Academy Photo - One of the many opportunities for community service is the unique opportunity to train for the Fire Brigade and become be part of the Meriden Fire and Rescue Team.

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