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* Royal High in ''Royal 17'' seems to be a parody of this. It's in PresentDay, and co-educational with uniforms. Still, the cafeteria looks like a three-star restaurant,there are chandeliers for lighting halls, it has its own ice rink, and even sticks for hockey class are GemEncrusted.

* The Princess Academy in ''Anime/PetitePrincessYucie'', where the daughters of kings attend to learn magic, dance, etiquette and art. More specifically, they train in order to be the "Platinum Princess", who'll be able to wear the Eternal Tiara, which can grant any wish.

* ''ComicBook/PrincessUgg'': Being a PrettyPrincessPowerhouse from a barbarian kingdom who NeverLearnedToRead, the titular character have trouble to fit in the princess academy.

[[folder: Film]]
* [[TheEighties 1987's]] movie ''[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Princess_Academy The Princess Academy]]'' by Bruce A. Block. Being about a Swiss boarding school for rich ladies, princesses here are more of the MafiaPrincess kind. However, the main character, Cindy, is a typical poor commoner and [[StrangerInAStrangeSchool out of place student ]]who's attending on a [[ScholarshipStudent scholarship]].
* ''Film/{{Descendants}}'': Auradon Prep fits many of the requirements; notably some students are royals because their parents were, and princesses are one of the popular group of kids in the spin-off web series [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9PYhZbXhF5Q School of secrets]].
* ''Film/SecretSocietyOfSecondBornRoyals'': Strathmore High school in Illyria is this during school year, as apparently all students there are of royal blood. However, we won't see much of this, as the institution secretly overlap with SuperheroSchool during summer classes. It influence the school appearance, that is very modern-looking.

* ''[[https://toppsta.com/books/series/3374/the-tiara-club The Tiara Club]]'' is a children's book series revolving around a princesses' [[BoardingSchool boarding academy]]. The teachers being kings, queens and fairies, this is set in MedievalEuropeanFantasy times, though the princesses' clothes on the covers are [[AnachronismStew pretty modern]]. The pupils get or lose "tiara points" depending on their behavior (in [[DistaffCounterpart the sister Princes' School]], it's crown points). The narrator changes in every book; the first of them, Princess Charlotte, notices with shock that she is supposed to sleep in mundane cotton bedsheets instead of silk ones, among other things. The Princess academy is especially designed to teach princesses [[BreakTheHaughty how life is outside a palace]].
* In the French children's novel ''The Masqued Prince'', the [[GreatDetective titular character]] investigates a series of sabotages that happened in a royal TwoTeacherSchool. [[spoiler: The culprit turns out to be a little witch infiltrated among the princesses.]]

* The album ''[[http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-tjrcbtz4LNM/T8ON8O2tw0I/AAAAAAAABVs/zFbc0hM1KHw/s1600/Gothic-Lolita-couverture.jpg Gothic Lolita]]'' by François Amoretti is, as the title suggests, about the opening of a ElegantGothicLolita school. However the expression "modern princesses" is often used to design said gothic lolitas, and even the academy is once called a princesses' school. No wonder: it's set in a manor with a {{Bizarrchitecture}}, has weekly DancesAndBalls, [[spoiler: and turns out to have been built on Princess Literature/{{Cinderella}}'s tomb.]]

* In ''[[http://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-15-206599-7 Princess in Training]]'' by Tammi Sauer, it's the boot camp version that Viola Louise Hassenfeffer is sent to, due to her TomboyPrincess behavior.

* ''Literature/ThePrincessBride'': In order to [[ArrangedMarriage marry]] Prince Humperdinck, Buttercup has to attend royalty school for three years, and is given the title of Princess of Hammersmith (which was part of the Florinese property but nobody ever paid attention to it) because the Prince couldn't marry a commoner.
* [[https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24887197-princess-disgrace Tall Towers school]], in ''Princess Disgrace'', is attended by [[TheKlutz the clumsy heroine]] (Dis)Grace and her AlphaBitch cousin.

* ''WesternAnimation/SofiaTheFirst:'' Royal Prep is a rare co-educated version, run by the three fairies from ''WesternAnimation/SleepingBeauty'', and with interventions from the Franchise/DisneyPrincess team. Sofia is a NaiveNewcomer here, because she recently [[AdoptedIntoRoyalty became princess by adoption]]. There are a few pupils and they are from all around the world, to justify the number problem evoked above. But you can wonder how they are not late for school every morning.
* ''Little Princesses School'' by the infamous {{Mockbuster}} studio, Creator/VideoBrinquedo, is about ripoffs of the Franchise/DisneyPrincess clique going to school.
* ''WesternAnimation/WinxClub:'' Alfea College is a [[DownplayedTrope downplayed version]]: It's primary a WizardingSchool for fairies. However, about three of the six main characters are princesses, and four other students are princesses as well (Galatea from Melody, Krystal from Linphea, and [[spoiler: Roxy from Earth]].) Plus Alfea is a BrightCastle with a ball room.

* PlayedForHorror in ''WesternAnimation/StarVsTheForcesOfEvil'' which has the St. Olga ''Reform School'' for Wayward Princesses, where [[MagicalGirl Star]] fears her parents will send her if she [[MagicMisfire messes up too badly]]. It also doubles as a BoardingSchoolOfHorrors as its training involves brainwashing its students to conformity, with its own Room101.
* ''WesternAnimation/SeaPrincesses'' averts most of the usual attributes associated with this trope. While everyone attending the school is royalty, the school is co-ed, and is not devoted to teaching children how to be princes and princesses. Rather it seems to teach a normal curriculum (or, at least, normal for an undersea school).

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Note : In [[ShoujoDemographic shojos mangas]], schools with the exact appearance of royals academies will show up frequently. They're set in a [[BigFancyCastle castle]], including a ball room, but [[DownplayedTrope it's co-educational and students wear ordinary uniforms]] because they are filthy rich rather than royal. Examples include ''Mei-chan no Shitsuji'' school, [[Anime/RevolutionaryGirlUtena Ohtori Academy]], [[Manga/OuranHighSchoolHostClub Ouran Academy]], [[Manga/YumeiroPatissiere St. Marie Academy]], and so on.

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* ''[[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10324122/ Secret Society of Second-Born Royals]]'': Strathmore High school in Illyria is this during school year, as apparently all students there are of royal blood. However, we won't see much of this, as the institution secretly overlap with SuperheroSchool during summer classes. It influence the school appearence, that is very modern-looking.

* ''[[http://www.tiaraclub.co.uk/ The Tiara Club]]'' is a children's book series revolving around a princesses' [[BoardingSchool boarding academy]]. The teachers being kings, queens and fairies, this is set in MedievalEuropeanFantasy times, though the princesses' clothes on the covers are [[AnachronismStew pretty modern]]. The pupils get or lose "tiara points" depending on their behavior (in [[DistaffCounterpart the sister Princes' School]], it's crown points). The narrator changes in every book; the first of them, Princess Charlotte, notices with shock that she is supposed to sleep in mundane cotton bedsheets instead of silk ones, among other things. The Princess academy is especially designed to teach princesses [[BreakTheHaughty how life is outside a palace]].

* ''[[http://ecolecrinoline.milan-dev3.com/ L'école Crinoline]]'' (Crinoline School), a European {{Animesque}} comic book. Like often, it has a princes' school in the neighborhood, and students are celebrities from FairyTale universes. Some are Franchise/DisneyPrincess inspired, (Literature/{{Cinderella}}, Literature/SleepingBeauty, [[Literature/SnowWhiteAndTheSevenDwarfs Snow White]], [[Literature/BeautyAndTheBeast Belle]], Disney/{{Mulan}} and Disney/{{Pocahontas}}). The others are from less-known tales such as [[Myth/NorseMythology Idunn]], Savitri, [[Literature/ArabianNights Scheherazade]], and Zaina.

* ''WesternAnimation/SofiaTheFirst:'' Royal Prep is a rare co-educated version, run by the three fairies from Disney/SleepingBeauty, and with interventions from the Franchise/DisneyPrincess team. Sofia is a NaiveNewcomer here, because she recently [[AdoptedIntoRoyalty became princess by adoption]]. There are a few pupils and they are from all around the world, to justify the number problem evoked above. But you can wonder how they are not late for school every morning.

* The album ''[[http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-tjrcbtz4LNM/T8ON8O2tw0I/AAAAAAAABVs/zFbc0hM1KHw/s1600/Gothic-Lolita-couverture.jpg Gothic Lolita]]'' by François Amoretti is, as the title suggests, about the opening of a ElegantGothicLolita school. However the expression "[[EverythingsBetterWithPrincesses modern princesses]]" is often used to design said gothic lolitas, and even the academy is once called a princesses' school. No wonder: it's set in a manor with a {{Bizarrchitecture}}, has weekly DancesAndBalls, [[spoiler: and turns out to have been built on Princess Literature/{{Cinderella}}'s tomb.]]

* Royal High in ''{{Royal 17}}'' seems a parody of this. It's in PresentDay, and co-educational with uniforms. Still, the cafeteria looks like a three-star restaurant,there are chandeliers for lighting halls, it has its own ice rink, and even sticks for hockey class are GemEncrusted.
* ''Anime/GoPrincessPrettyCure:'' The [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin aptly named]] Noble Academy fits many of the requirements. It's described as a ladies and gentlemen's school, the students greet each other in a polite way, there is a ballroom and dance lessons for the DancesAndBalls that take place here...It's [[DownplayedTrope downplayed]], however, as the only students who get "princess lessons" (like learning to serve tea, apply make-up or make a ball gown) are the three [[spoiler:( later four)]] protagonists, thanks to Miss Siamour, and in private classes.
* The Princess Academy in Anime/PetitePrincessYucie, where the daughters of kings attend to learn magic, dance, etiquette and art. More specifically, they train in order to be the "Platinum Princess", who'll be able to wear the Eternal Tiara, which can grant any wish.
* The Jewel palace and the Royal palace in Anime/LadyJewelpet are exactly this, except the female students are called ladies. Still, they train to become the Top lady, who then is crowned queen. The male students are called princes, and tasks are essentially around poise and manners (how to properly sit at a table, take a pet for a walk, correspondence art, being [[BridalCarry princess carried]], etc.)

* ''[[http://ecolecrinoline.milan-dev3.com/ L'école Crinoline]](''Crinoline School''), a European {{Animesque}} comic book. Like often, it has a princes' school in the neighborhood, and students are celebrities from FairyTale universes. Some are Franchise/DisneyPrincess inspired, (Literature/{{Cinderella}}, Literature/SleepingBeauty, [[Literature/SnowWhiteAndTheSevenDwarfs Snow White]], [[Literature/BeautyAndTheBeast Belle]], Disney/{{Mulan}} and Disney/{{Pocahontas}}). The others are from less-known tales such as [[Myth/NorseMythology Idunn]], Savitri, [[Literature/ArabianNights Scheherazade]], and Zaina.

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* [[HighSchoolAU It's a common theme]] in fanfics or fanarts to use the Franchise/DisneyPrincess clique and send them [[http://suneestride.deviantart.com/art/Disney-High-328963520 to a "Disney High"]]. [[http://abbadon82.deviantart.com/gallery/32448160 The setting is often modernized ;]][[http://morloth88.deviantart.com/gallery/40412877 their princes and Disney heroes are there as other students.]] Villains are teachers in some works and [[JerkJock students]] [[AlphaBitch bullies]] in others.

[[folder: Film ]]

* ''Film/{{Descendants}}'': Auradon's prep fits many of the requirements; notably some students are royals because their parents were, and princesses are one of the popular group of kids in the spin-off web series [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9PYhZbXhF5Q School of secrets]].

[[folder: Literature ]]

* ''[[http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/948090.Princess_School Princess School]]'' by Jane B. Mason. Said school is attended by FairyTale princesses, such as Literature/{{Cinderella}} , Literature/SleepingBeauty, and [[Literature/SnowWhiteAndTheSevenDwarfs Snow White]].
* The album ''[[http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-tjrcbtz4LNM/T8ON8O2tw0I/AAAAAAAABVs/zFbc0hM1KHw/s1600/Gothic-Lolita-couverture.jpg Gothic Lolita]]'' by François Amoretti is, as the title suggests, about the opening of a ElegantGothicLolita school. However the expression "[[EverythingsBetterWithPrincesses modern princesses]]" is often used to design said gothic lolitas, and even the academy is once called a princesses' school. No wonder: it's set in a manor with a {{Bizarrchitecture}}, has weekly DancesAndBalls, [[spoiler: and turns out to have been built on princess Literature/{{Cinderella}}'s tomb.]]
* In ''[[http://www.laurajoyrennert.com/authorsite/royal-princess-academy-dragon-dreams.php Royal Princess Academy: Dragons Dreams]]'', Princess Emma [[FishOutOfWater does not fit in the mold]] of the school. (Also attended by Literature/{{Rapunzel}}) She secretly dreams of becoming a DragonRider.
* In ''[[http://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-15-206599-7 Princess in Training]]'' by Tammi Sauer, it's to the boot camp version that Viola Louise Hassenfeffer is sent, due to her TomboyPrincess behavior.
* In ''Literature/TheSchoolForGoodAndEvil'', the school for Good teaches every girl how to be a princess, but only a few graduate into this in fairy tales afterwards. Most are children of former [[PrincessClassic heroines]], and already have the title. Not to mention the [[PrincessesPreferPink pink]] uniforms, BrightCastle-like building, or nymphs and fairies to serve everyone.

[[folder: Western Animation ]]

* ''WesternAnimation/SofiaTheFirst:'' The royal prep is a rare co-educated version, ruled by the three fairies from Disney/SleepingBeauty, and with interventions from the Franchise/DisneyPrincess team. Sofia is a NaiveNewcomer here, because she recently [[AdoptedIntoRoyalty became princess by adoption]]. There are a few pupils and they are from all around the world, to justify the number problem evoked above. But you can wonder how they are not late for school every morning.

* ''WesternAnimation/BarbiePrincessCharmSchool'': Said school revolves around this trope, and yet it [[SubvertedTrope subverts it]] in many ways. The academy is a high school, and the setting is PresentDay, although each student has a FairyCompanion. They wear mundane uniforms, [[PimpedOutDress ball dresses]] being for the coronation day. The school isn't princesses-only, a good portion of students are [[LadyInWaiting ladies royal]] in training. Apart from this it's very classical: tiaras are part of the uniform, (and lockers are topped with these too) the cafeteria looks like a normal one until you notice the crystal and silver cutlery, there is a princes school next door, students travel by carriage. And the main protagonist, Blair, is a [[PennyAmongDiamonds commoner]] FishOutOFWater entered after winning a [[LadyInWaiting lady royal]] scholarship in a lottery.[[spoiler: Until it's revealed she was a [[HiddenBackupPrince honest-to-God princess]] all along]].
* ''WesternAnimation/WinxClub:'' Alfea is a [[DownplayedTrope downplayed version]] : it's primary a WizardingSchool for fairies . However, about three of the six main characters are princesses, and four other students are princesses as well (Galatea from Melody, Krystal from Linphea, [[spoiler: Roxy from Earth]], and Varanda from Callisto, who finally cancelled her registration.)Plus Alfea is a BrightCastle with a ball room.
* The series ''Toys/EverAfterHigh'' follows the concept with children of FairyTale characters. Not only about a half of the students are princes and princesses due to the fact their parents were this before them, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I1JcWRqBq9c but they call themselves "Royals", actually.]]

* ''WesternAnimation/BarbieInRocknRoyals'': The aptly named Royalty Camp is a summer version of this; thus the activities are more playful than usual and include magic, unicorns grooming, arts, horse riding and tea parties.

* ''Series/{{Prinsessia}}'' is a Dutch children's television program about five princesses who are taught at the eponymous school, with their headmistress Miss Flora. The motto of the program reads: "After each new lesson, a little more princess".

* ''WesternAnimation/WinxClub:'' Alfea is a [[DownplayedTrope downplayed version]] : it's primary a WizardingSchool for fairies . However, about three of the six main characters are princesses, and four other students are princesses as well (Galatea from Melody, Crystal from Lymphea, [[spoiler: Roxy from Earth]], and Varanda from Callisto, who finally cancelled her registration.)Plus Alfea is a BrightCastle with a ball room.

Related to EverythingsBetterWithPrincesses, PrincessPhase and LessonsInSophistication.

* ''WesternAnimation/SofiaTheFirst:'' The royal prep is a rare co-educated version, ruled by the three fairies from Disney/SleepingBeauty, and with interventions from the Franchise/DisneyPrincess team. Sofia is a NaiveNewcomer here, because she recently became princess by adoption. There are a few pupils and they are from all around the world, to justify the number problem evoked above. But you can wonder how they are not late for school every morning.

* ''WesternAnimation/RegalAcademy'': It's set in the fairy tale world, teachers are former heroes of said tales, and the students are their grandchildren. However, classes are mostly about [[WizardingSchool magic.]]

* ''WesternAnimation/WinxClub:'' Alfea is a [[DownplayedTrope downplayed version]] : it's primary a WizardingSchool for fairies . However, about four of the six main characters are princesses, and four other students are princesses as well (Galatea from Melody, Crystal from Lymphea, [[spoiler: Roxy from Earth]], and Varanda from Callisto, who finally cancelled her registration.) The Winx dormitory being filled with princesses, maybe it is a "special royal" one. Plus Alfea is a BrightCastle with a ball room.

For that reason, young girls are usually the target audience and, consequently, it tends to be an [[OneGenderSchool all-girl school.]] After all, princes are a [[PrinceCharmless less interesting population,]] [[TheEvilPrince aren't they]]? Even if a PrinceCharming sister school exists, their pupils will only ever be seen when invited for DancesAndBalls. Due to the audience's age, it will usually be an elementary school.

* PlayedWith in ''WesternAnimation/StarVsTheForcesOfEvil'' which has the St. Olga ''Reform School'' for Wayward Princesses, where [[MagicalGirl Star]] fears her parents will send her if she [[MagicMisfire messes up too badly]]. It also doubles as a BoardingSchoolOfHorrors as its training involves brainwashing its students to conformity, with its own Room101.

* The series ''Franchise/EverAfterHigh'' follows the concept with children of FairyTale characters. Not only about a half of the students are princes and princesses due to the fact their parents were this before them, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I1JcWRqBq9c but they call themselves "Royals", actually.]]

Don't expect lessons like maths or literature, rather poise, [[EveryProperLadyShouldCurtsy curtsy]], waltz, good manners, arts, horse riding lessons, and sometimes Fencing, as well. If the setting is MedievalEuropeanFantasy (which is common), expect [[WizardingSchool magic lessons]].

Related to EverythingsBetterWithPrincesses, PrincessPhase.

* The Jewel palace and the Royal palace in Anime/LadyJewelpet is exactly this, except the female students are called ladies. Still, they train to become the Top lady, who then is crowned queen. The male students are called princes, and tasks are essentially around poise and manners (how to properly sit at a table, take a pet for a walk, correspondence art, being [[BridalCarry princess carried]], etc.)

* The Jewel palace and the Royal palace in Anime/LadyJewelpet is exactly this, except the female students are called ladies. Still, they train to become the Top lady, who then is crowned queen. The male students are called princes, and tasks are essentially around poise and manners (how to properly sit at a table, take a pet for a walk, correspondence art, being [[BridalCarry princess carried]], etc.