NAPILI — Maui Preparatory Academy is the recipient of a $25,000 grant from Central Pacific Bank Foundation.

The grant award, distributed over two years, supports Maui Prep’s Financial Aid Initiative, which offers tuition assistance to deserving students. Currently, 35 percent of Maui Prep students receive tuition assistance.

Central Pacific Bank Foundation’s commitment to support Maui Prep’s Financial Aid Initiative over two years has helped to open doors of opportunity for more West Maui children to thrive.

Because of supporters like Central Pacific Bank Foundation, more opportunity has been created, allowing for students to share the following accomplishments:

The Class of 2022 (21 students) graduated with an average 3.97 GPA.

The senior class of 2022 received 103 offers of admission to colleges and universities with nearly a 70 percent acceptance rate.

The Class of 2022 was awarded over $6,000,000 combined in college scholarships

Niche, a popular school review database, recently announced Maui Prep ranked as the #5 Most Diverse Private High School in Hawaii, out of 47 schools.

Maui Prep was founded in 2005. The campus, formerly part of Maui Land and Pineapple Co. land, features the Graham Center for Creativity, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship; the Narayan Design Lab; and a new gymnasium and theater located in the Bozich Center for Athletics and Performing Arts.

To learn more about Maui Prep’s Financial Aid Initiative, visit www.mauiprep.org/giving.