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.

• Testing for Students will take place in December. Anyone who is applying needs to take the HSPT. Please fill out this google form by 11/25/25 so that we can get an accurate testing count and plan accordingly.

To be considered for admission, you must submit the following items through the forms on the website or by email. Scanned documents need to be emailed to theywosz@lowell.k12.ma.us 

1.  The application form with all written answers and the essay.
2. Test (HSPT) must be taken during the December 2025 dates. Your Middle School will have date that it is taking place on site. This schedule will be finalized shortly.
3. Recommendations must be received by January 5, 2026 (Monday)
4. Application form must be submitted by January 5, 2026 (Monday)
5. A copy of your 7^th-grade transcript (grades) AND first quarter or first trimester grades from the 8^th grade). A photocopy of a transcript or report card is acceptable.
6. Two (2) completed teacher recommendation forms from the applicant’s current Math or Science, and English or Social Studies teachers. You may also submit — as an optional third recommendation — a recommendation from a youth activities supervisor, such as a sports coach, music teacher, youth group director, or religious leader. The recommendation form can be accessed from the LHS website or requested from Thomas Heywosz, Academic Co-Coordinator for the Lyceum at theywosz@lowell.k12.ma.us or 978-656-1564.
7. If you are not currently a Lowell Public Schools student, please include any standardized academic test results that you may have taken in the past two years. If you have not taken any such tests, please let Mr. Heywosz know separately.