Seton Hall Preparatory School, generally called Seton Hall Prep, SHP, or "The Prep", is a Roman Catholic all boys' high school located in the suburban community of West Orange in Essex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, operating under the supervision of the Archdiocese of Newark.

The school's student body was 65.2% (636) White, 12.9% (126) Hispanic, 10.8% (105) Black, 5.9% (58) Asian, 5.1% (50) two or more races and 0.1% (1) Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander.

[8] Seton Hall students follow a college preparatory program, with four-year requirements in the English language, mathematics, and theology.

After completing a traditional core program during the first two years, students may establish a curriculum geared to their college and career plans from a wide selection of courses in science, history, language, fine arts, English and physical education.

Seton Hall plans to offer college-level Advanced Placement (AP) courses in 26 areas during the 2019–20 school year.

Five priests and eight laymen formed a Board of Directors to establish a Catholic preparatory school, college, and seminary.

Bernard McQuaid purchased an estate in South Orange in 1857, to which the school moved in 1860 to accommodate a larger student body.

The prep school's population grew further over the next decades, with peaks in enrollment during World War II and in the mid 1970s.

In 1993, the school purchased a 44-acre (180,000 m2) tract of land on nearby Prospect Avenue, overlooking the New York City skyline.

Seton Hall Prep broke ground for construction of the Edward D. and Helen M. Kelly Athletic Complex (KAC) on this site in 1999.

[14] The main campus, accessible to Interstate 280 and several bus and train routes, is augmented by a nearby 44-acre (180,000 m2) site, the Kelly Athletic Complex (KAC), providing auxiliary athletic facilities, including a 400m all-weather track, a game field for lacrosse and soccer, and practice fields.

The students attending Seton Hall Prep hail from several New Jersey counties, and some have even lived in Staten Island and New York City during their time at the school.

The Prep draws its student population from points as far as Jamesburg and Edison, to Chester and Denville, to Lyndhurst and Montville, to Pompton Plains and Kinnelon as well as Paterson and Hoboken.

Founded by four seniors in 2016,[16] the students involved with the club have produced highlight videos and even full-length documentary vlogs chronicling the successes and failures of the school's athletic program.

The Seton Hall Prep Pirates[6] compete in the Super Essex Conference, which is comprised of public and private high schools in the county and was established following a reorganization of sports leagues in Northern New Jersey by the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA).

[23] The 1981 team finished the season with an 11-0 record after winning the Parochial A North title with a 20-12 defeat of Bergen Catholic High School in the championship game.

[28] The Pirates' best season since Verducci's retirement came 1997–98, when they went 10–1, losing only to St. Joe's of Montvale in the Parochial A title game.

[23] Former Prep players who reached the NFL include John Schmitt, Chet Parlavecchio, Stanley Anthony "Tony" Woods, and Jarrod Johnson.

They were led by pitcher Rick Porcello, who was considered by some to be the best high school prospect in the country, ahead of future MLB all-stars such as Jason Heyward and Madison Bumgarner.

[38] The team won the North A state sectional championship with a 3–0 shutout of Immaculata High School in the tournament final.

[40] Porcello would go on to pitch for the Tigers and the Boston Red Sox, with whom he won the 2016 American League Cy Young Award.

[46] The team was the 2005 Non-Public North A state sectional champion, defeating Saint Joseph Regional High School, 63–54 in the final game.

[45][49] Coach Bob Farrell achieved his 700th career win during the 2007–08 season, the same night that then-senior Ashton Gibbs broke Keven McDonald's all-time over 30-year-old scoring record of 1,774 points.

[57] The soccer team won the 2005 North A state sectional championship with a 5–0 win over Don Bosco Preparatory High School.

[citation needed] In 2009, the Seton Hall Prep soccer won another state championship; defeating Christian Brothers Academy 1–0.

[citation needed] In 2010, the Seton Hall Prep soccer team was ranked first in the nation but failed to secure a championship.

[citation needed] In 2019, Seton Hall Prep soccer won another Non-Public A state title after beating St. Augustine, by a score of 1–0 in the finals.

In addition to county and state championships, the boys soccer team won the Super Essex Conference by finishing first in regular season play and thus completed the triple crown.

[64] For decades, the Pirates have been among the elite of New Jersey high school hockey programs, along with long-standing rivalries with Bergen Catholic and Delbarton (which had even been mentioned in an episode of HBO's The Sopranos).

On February 26, 2022, Seton Hall Prep won the first NJSIAA Non-Public A state championship in school history, defeating Christian Brothers Academy by 93-77 in the finals.