The Lyceum School

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The Lyceum School
Lyceum School, Karachi (entrance).JPG
Main building
Location
The Lyceum School
,
Pakistan
Coordinates 24°49′07″N67°02′03″E / 24.818712°N 67.034189°E / 24.818712; 67.034189
Information
School type Independent school, Day school, Selective school
Founded1987;37 years ago (1987)
FounderScheherazade Asdar Ahmad
StatusActive
PrincipalScheherazade Asdar Ahmad
Gender Co-educational
Age16to 19
Houses  Athens
  Sparta
  Troy
  Corinthe
PublicationThe Oracle
Lysias
Website www.lyceumschool.edu.pk

The Lyceum School is a private school in Karachi that specializes in a two-year long A-Level program. [1]

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It was founded in 1987, and is located on Hatim Alvi Road, in the Old Clifton area of Karachi, Pakistan. [2] It is a co-educational institution with students ages ranging somewhere between 15–19.

History

The Lyceum was founded by Razia Shabbir Ahmed in 1987. [3]

Academics

The Lyceum offers a number of subjects across the natural sciences, social sciences and humanities.

Subjects taught at the Lyceum School include physics, chemistry, mathematics, further mathematics, biology, computer science, English literature, Law, English language, economics, accounting, history, art, psychology and sociology.

Extracurricular activities

Round Square

In 2011, the Lyceum became the first school in Pakistan to be invited to become a member of the Round Square community of schools

Sports

Students are divided into Sparta, Athens, Troy and Corinthe, the different houses, with the colour of their lanyard matching their house. Sports tournaments are inter-house, city-wide, and country-wide, such as at the Lahore University of Management Sciences, where they have won many awards.

Debating

The school has won national and international debate competitions, including the Harvard Model United Nations Conference. [4] [5] Its parliamentary debate team won the Karachi Cup in 2019. In 2019 Lyceum was the first school to win the Rotaract Model United Nations (ROTMUN) four times in a row. [6]

Clubs & societies

EventYear
Liceo Scientifico2012
LyRow-

Student government

The student government hierarchy at The Lyceum is as follows:

  1. Cabinet (President, Vice President, General Secretary, Treasurer)
  2. Society Chairs
  3. Representatives
  4. House Captains

Awards

Notable alumni

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References

  1. "Revamp the system: 'A' Level schools have become factories for good grades'". The Express Tribune. December 24, 2012.
  2. "Govt irked as private schools hustle big bucks". The Express Tribune. June 27, 2018.
  3. "The Lyceum celebrates 25th anniversary with alumni". The Express Tribune. August 25, 2012.
  4. 1 2 3 "Blaze of glory: Lyceum honours students as they say goodbye". The Express Tribune. April 28, 2012.
  5. "New record: The Lyceum School wins Harvard MUN". The Express Tribune. February 4, 2014.
  6. "Lyceum won Best Delegation at ROTMUN".