The Lyceum School

The Lyceum School
Main building
Location
Karachi , Sindh Pakistan
Information
School type	Independent school, Day school, Selective school
Founded	1987
Founder	Scheherazade Asdar Ahmad
Status	Active
Principal	Shireen Saeed Khan (acting)
Gender	Co-educational
Age	16 to 19
Houses	Athens   Sparta   Troy   Corinthe
Publication	The 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. It was founded in 1987, and is located on Hatim Alvi Road, in the Old Clifton area of Karachi, Pakistan. It is a co-educational institution with students aged 16–19.

Academics

The Lyceum School 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

Sports

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

Debating

The school has won national and international debate competitions, like the Harvard Model United Nations Conference. It has an acclaimed Parliamentary Debate Team, having 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.

Student government

The student government hierarchy at The Lyceum School is as follows:

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

Notable alumni

• Header Haroon (Desi Michael)
• Ali Kazmi
• Ali Gul Pir
• Jibran Nasir
• Aamina Sheikh
• Suhaee Abro
• Izaan Ashraf