Welcome!
Established in 1999, the Lowell Latin Lyceum is an academically challenging, four-year, college preparatory program within Lowell High School. Students gain admission through an entrance exam, teacher recommendation, entrance application and essay, and their academic transcripts. The Latin Lyceum challenges students in an intellectually stimulating environment that emphasizes instruction through traditional models of a humanistic education, whether directed toward the liberal arts, mathematics, science, or the fine arts.

Students develop the capacity to think critically using classical works, which allows them, in turn, to assess issues and develop informed opinions. Students learn to acquire information, grasp it intellectually, and use it purposefully. They expand on their ability to speak and write on any subject matter in a persuasive, compelling, and imaginative manner.

A core curriculum assures competency across a broad spectrum of academic endeavors, developing skills in communication, formal description, analysis, historical antecedents, modern sciences, the arts, and physical well-being.

All instruction in the Latin Lyceum is delivered at the Honors, High Honors or Advanced Placement level. Students may take college courses in their junior or senior years through the Dual- Enrollment Program, either at the University of Massachusetts Lowell or Middlesex Community College.

This academically rich and accelerated program prepares students to be strong candidates for admission to the most competitive colleges and universities. It readies them for success in the most challenging undergraduate classrooms. Furthermore, students gain competence in becoming lifelong learners and responsible and responsive leaders in our rapidly changing society.

Our students come to the Lyceum from a wide gamut of middle schools in Lowell and the surrounding regions, including all eight Lowell Public Schools middle schools, charters, private schools, and parochial schools. All candidates must be Lowell residents, eligible to register in the Lowell Public School District.

In sum, the Lyceum cultivates classically trained young scholars who are well-rounded, cultured, self-disciplined, cultured, and able to think critically and creatively. The Lyceum:
  • Provides a fully integrated environment.
  • Promotes continuous growth throughout the student’s time at LHS.
  • Promotes cultural and communicational sensitivity.
  • Encourages teachers, students, parents, and families to be partners in the educational process.
  • Teaches to strengthen both academic and social emotional learning.
  • Provides enhanced opportunities for independent learning and research.
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Application Materials (click here) ​

    To contact the academic coordinators for the Lyceum, please fill out the information below. Please be sure to include what information you need and/or any comments you wish to make.
News
Dates, deadlines, names, and faces connected with the Lyceum.
  • For APPLICATION MATERIALS  for the Class of 2026, please click here.
  • For a DETAILED OVERVIEW of the LYCEUM, including the course of study and graduation requirements, please click here.
  • For the LYCEUM COLLEGE & CAREER PROFILE, please click here.
  • For information from the LYCEUM PARENTS ASSOCIATION (Nov 2020); please click here.
  • CLASS OF 2024: Meet your teachers, please click here.
  • FULL NEWS Section, please click here.

Eligibility for the Lowell Latin Lyceum
The following groups of students are eligible to apply for admission to the Lyceum:
  • Students who are in the eighth grade and are Lowell residents;
  • Students within Lowell Public Schools in the eighth grade, whether or not they are Lowell residents;
  • Non-Lowell High School ninth-grade students who are Lowell residents, but were not living in Lowell during the 8th grade, so that they could not apply for admission in the eighth grade (these students would enter the Lyceum in the tenth grade);
  • Lowell High School ninth-grade students who were not in Lowell Public Schools and were not residents of Lowell during their eighth-grade year (these students would enter the Lyceum in the tenth grade).
For any eligibility questions, please contact one of the academic administrators of the program at the link below.​

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