1114 Orangeburg Road
Summerville SC 29483
Phone: (843) 873-1643
Fax: (843) 821-4257
www.pinewoodprep.com
Grades K4-12
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Pinewood Preparatory School is a co-educational, college
preparatory day school with an enrollment of over 700 students
in pre-school through grade twelve from Summerville and
the Charleston area. Located four miles west of downtown
Summerville, the school offers a challenging academic
program that has received national recognition in several
academic areas. The goal of the school is to provide students
with a strong academic foundation in preparation for college
and life while promoting integrity and personal
responsibility. Small classes provide the atmosphere that
fosters academic risk-taking and achievement.
For younger children, Pinewood offers a full day
developmental K4 and K5 program.In Lower School
children learn the skills and habits of mind that create a
strong foundation for more advanced learning. Middle
School provides academic challenges, extra-curricular
involvement and a wilderness program that fosters scholastic
and personal growth in the transitional years of adolescence.
The High School program is for highly motivated, average
to above average students who have the ability to succeed in
an accelerated program of study. High school students
engage in intensive out of school study projects for a week
during the spring semester in classes which tap the staff’s
special expertise.
Extra-curricular activities include student literary
productions, art and music studies, wilderness adventures
and numerous interest clubs. The athletic program includes
football, basketball, soccer, baseball, volleyball, tennis, golf,
sailing, and scuba diving. Founded in 1952, Pinewood is
directed by a Board of Trustees and is accredited by the
South Carolina Independent Schools Association. Tuition
ranges from $5500 to $7500.
Pinewood’s admissions policy is non-discriminatory, and
admissions testing is conducted in late winter and spring.
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