On April 21, 2023, Merrick Preparatory School (MPS) won the peer-voted StudyTravel Secondary School Awards 2023 - North American School, recognizing MPS for their excellence as an outstanding secondary education provider, and acknowledging their contribution to the study travel industry.

The finalists to this prestigious award include:

• Bodwell High School, Canada
• Pickering College, Canada
• Grier School, USA
• Linfield Christian School, USA

This year StudyTravel received the highest number of votes as agents and schools voted for their business partners between October 2022 and January 2023. Votes were casted in 13 categories covering agents, secondary schools and service providers in different regions worldwide. These awards entirely focus on the secondary school market which is a growing sector in the education industry.

Upon receiving the award, Headmaster Kevin Farrell commented, “Merrick Preparatory School (MPS) is honoured to be this year’s recipient of the “StudyTravel Secondary School Award, North American School, a testament to the outstanding work of our Admissions Team: Johanna Ziegler, Justin Irwin and Ashley Marsh, and all MPS staff who dedicate themselves to delivering a world-class education to our international student body.   A special thank you to our Educational Consultants and Agent partners around the world who support us in developing globally minded citizens ready to contribute to the global good.”

Johanna Ziegler, Director of Admissions shared her emotional statement, “MPS is beyond grateful for the first win with ST and so very thankful for everyone that voted for MPS.  A special thank you to Academic Families for sponsoring our award, and of course, StudyTravel for all they do for our industry. It was truly an honour and privilege to be among the leading Agents, Partners, and Educators.”