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Collegiate School
Address
260 West 78th Street

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Information
TypePrivate
MottoLatin: Nisi Dominus Frustra
("Unless God, then in vain")
Eendracht maakt macht
(In unity there is strength)
Established1628
FounderThe Rev. Jonas Michaelius
ChairmanGeorge R. Bason, Jr. '72
HeadmasterLee M. Levison
Faculty113
GradesK-12
Enrollment660
CampusUrban
Color(s)Orange and blue   
NicknameDutchmen
YearbookThe Dutchman
AffiliationIvy Preparatory School League
WebsiteCollegiate School

Collegiate School is an independent school for boys in New York City and is the oldest school in the United States.[1][2][3] It is located on the Upper West Side of Manhattan and is a member of both the New York Interschool and the Ivy Preparatory School League. It is ranked the best K-12 all boys prep school in the United States.[4]

  1. ^ Staff writer(s); no by-line. (5/5/1985). "COLLIGIATE'S ARITHMETIC MAKES IT OLDEST SCHOOL". New York Times. Retrieved 5 May 2014. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ "Continuous Operation" controversy: as Collegiate closed for part of the Revolutionary War, while Trinity remained open; Trinity claims title as the "oldest school in continuous operation". See Collegiate 1985
  3. ^ Multiple sources cited for the founding date of Collegiate School "Google Answers: oldest independent school". Retrieved April 19, 2006.
  4. ^ Laneri, Raquel. Forbes http://www.forbes.com/2010/04/29/best-prep-schools-2010-opinions-private-education_slide.html. {{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)