Is the Lyceum a Catholic high school?

Yes. The Lyceum is a Catholic high school in the Catholic Diocese of Cleveland.

Where is Mass celebrated at the Lyceum?

Mass is listed at Location not stated on the school's page. Days and times are on this page; please confirm with the parish or campus ministry before you go.

Catholic high school

The Lyceum

LocationSouth Euclid, OH
Type and sizeIndependent Catholic school · Grades 6–12 · 53 students

Official website

The Lyceum is a coeducational Catholic classical school for grades 7 through 12 in South Euclid, Ohio, housed in the Tabor House on the Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish campus. An all-school Mass is held at least once a week, daily Mass is available to students at St. Gregory the Great Church next door, and theology is taught in every grade from 7 through 12.

Mass, confession, and adoration

Confirm with the parish

Mass 1

Thursday8:30 AMLocation not stated on the school's page · All-school Mass during the school year.

Times come only from official parish, chaplaincy, or school pages, and can change with the season. Last verified Oct. 13, 2026.

Sources for these times (1)

The Lyceum | The Schola Cantorumthelyceum.org/schola.html · verified Oct. 13, 2026
“During the school year, The Schola Cantorum sings on the First Friday of each month at Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish, and at the all-school Mass every Thursday at 8:30 a.m.”
The all-school Mass is held every Thursday at 8:30 a.m. during the school year.

Catholic churches nearby

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Parish of Sacred Heart of Jesus — 0.0 mi
Gesu Church — 1.9 mi
Saint Paschal Baylon Catholic Church — 2.2 mi
Saint Clares Catholic Church — 2.3 mi

Within 3 miles, as mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. The map may be incomplete. Confirm with the parish or diocese.

Faith scorecard

Each line is one thing we looked for. A check means yes, a half means partly, a dash means no. “Not enough information” means official sources did not say.

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Sacramental life

Not enough information: official sources cover less than 60% of this area.

Yes:
All-school or class Masses during the school yearWeekly (An all-school Mass is held at least once a week (spiritual life page), on Thursdays at 8:30 a.m. during the school year (Schola Cantorum page).)
Sources (2)
1. The Lyceum | Student Life: Spiritualthelyceum.org/spiritual.html · verified Oct. 13, 2026
  “In addition to the All School Mass, held at least once a week, daily Mass is available to the students during their lunch hour right next door at St. Gregory's Church of Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish.”
  An all-school Mass is held at least once a week, and daily Mass is available to students at lunch at St. Gregory's Church next door.
2. The Lyceum | The Schola Cantorumthelyceum.org/schola.html · verified Oct. 13, 2026
  “During the school year, The Schola Cantorum sings on the First Friday of each month at Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish, and at the all-school Mass every Thursday at 8:30 a.m.”
  The all-school Mass is held every Thursday at 8:30 a.m. during the school year.
Not enough information:
Daily Mass available to students on campusNot enough information: not found in official sources.
Not enough information:
Confession offered to students during the school yearNot enough information: not found in official sources.
Not enough information:
Eucharistic adoration offeredNot enough information: not found in official sources.
Yes:
Priest chaplain serving the schoolYes (The board of trustees page lists Rev. John Wessel as the school's chaplain. The same page says he is retired and living in Westlake (see the gaps).)
Sources (1)
1. The Lyceum | Our Board of Trusteesthelyceum.org/trustees.html · verified Oct. 13, 2026
  “Reverend John Wessel Chaplain For over 50 years, Father John Wessel has served in a variety of parishes and positions in the Diocese of Cleveland.”
  The board of trustees page lists Rev. John Wessel as the school's chaplain.

Theology and curriculum

100 of 100 points on what we could document.

Yes:
Years of theology or religion requiredFour years (Theology is taught in grades 9 through 12 (The Creed, The Sacraments, Ethics/Commandments, Apologetics), which is four full-year courses. Grades 7 and 8 also have theology (Old Testament, New Testament); those are not counted.)
Sources (1)
1. The Lyceum | Academics | Our Theology Curriculumthelyceum.org/curriculum-theology.html · verified Oct. 13, 2026
  “7th Grade - Old Testament 8th Grade - New Testament 9th Grade - The Creed (Catechism of the Catholic Church, Compendium Theologiae Aquinas) 10th Grade - The Sacraments (Catechism of the Catholic Church, Summa Theologica) 11th Grade - Ethics/Commandments (Catechism of the Catholic Church, Summa Theologica) 12th Grade - Apologetics (Compendium Theologiae Aquinas, Theology & Sanity, Sheed)”
  Theology is taught in every grade from 7 through 12, with four high-school courses (grades 9 to 12), including Ethics and Apologetics.
Not enough information:
Theology courses follow the USCCB Curriculum FrameworkNot enough information: not found in official sources.
Yes:
Philosophy, apologetics, or ethics course offeredYes (A 12th-grade Apologetics course is part of the theology sequence.)
Sources (1)
1. The Lyceum | Academics | Our Theology Curriculumthelyceum.org/curriculum-theology.html · verified Oct. 13, 2026
  “7th Grade - Old Testament 8th Grade - New Testament 9th Grade - The Creed (Catechism of the Catholic Church, Compendium Theologiae Aquinas) 10th Grade - The Sacraments (Catechism of the Catholic Church, Summa Theologica) 11th Grade - Ethics/Commandments (Catechism of the Catholic Church, Summa Theologica) 12th Grade - Apologetics (Compendium Theologiae Aquinas, Theology & Sanity, Sheed)”
  Theology is taught in every grade from 7 through 12, with four high-school courses (grades 9 to 12), including Ethics and Apologetics.
Yes:
Faith integrated across the curriculum (stated in the program of studies or mission)Yes (The school's Catholic teaching page says its students receive an education that integrates faith and reason and that no academic subject is taught apart from the faith.)
Sources (1)
1. The Lyceum | Our Mission & Philosophy | Catholic Teachingthelyceum.org/catholic-teaching.html · verified Oct. 13, 2026
  “Lyceum students receive an education that proceeds from an integration of faith and reason. There is no academic subject that is able to be taught divorced from the teachings of the faith or split off from the mind of the church.”
  The school says its education integrates faith and reason and that no academic subject is taught apart from the faith.

N/A

Campus culture

Not enough information: official sources cover less than 60% of this area.

Not enough information:
RetreatsNot enough information: not found in official sources.
Not enough information:
Campus ministry staffNot enough information: not found in official sources.
Not enough information:
Faith-based student groups or clubsNot enough information: not found in official sources.
Yes:
Daily prayer and liturgical life built into the school dayYes (The spiritual life page says the school begins each day with community prayer and that each class begins and ends with a prayer.)
Sources (1)
1. The Lyceum | Student Life: Spiritualthelyceum.org/spiritual.html · verified Oct. 13, 2026
  “Each day the school begins by praying as a community. Each class, in fact, begins and ends with a prayer.”
  The school begins each day with community prayer, and each class begins and ends with a prayer.

N/A

Service and Catholic social teaching

Not enough information: official sources cover less than 60% of this area.

Not enough information:
Required service hoursNot enough information: not found in official sources.
Not enough information:
Catholic social teaching taught in theology coursesNot enough information: not found in official sources.
Yes:
Pro-life engagement (club, March for Life, or similar)Yes (The student-run Pro-Life Club holds a weekly rosary and raises funds for the annual trip to the National March for Life in Washington, D.C.)
Sources (1)
1. The Lyceum | Student Life: Extracurricularthelyceum.org/extracurricular.html · verified Oct. 13, 2026
  “For years our students have been promoting the Pro-Life cause through the student run Pro-Life Club. The club's regular activities include praying the rosary weekly, offering support to local pro-life organizations, and fundraising for the annual trip to Washington D.C. for the National March for Life”
  The student-run Pro-Life Club prays the rosary weekly, supports local pro-life organizations and raises money for the annual March for Life trip.
Not enough information:
Justice and solidarity programs (immersions, service trips, justice clubs)Not enough information: not found in official sources.

Grades come from the documented indicators under the published rubric. “Not enough information” does not mean the school lacks it.

Strengths

An all-school Mass is held at least once a week, and daily Mass is available to students at lunch next door.
Sources (2)
1. The Lyceum | Student Life: Spiritualthelyceum.org/spiritual.html · verified Oct. 13, 2026
  “In addition to the All School Mass, held at least once a week, daily Mass is available to the students during their lunch hour right next door at St. Gregory's Church of Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish.”
  An all-school Mass is held at least once a week, and daily Mass is available to students at lunch at St. Gregory's Church next door.
2. The Lyceum | The Schola Cantorumthelyceum.org/schola.html · verified Oct. 13, 2026
  “During the school year, The Schola Cantorum sings on the First Friday of each month at Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish, and at the all-school Mass every Thursday at 8:30 a.m.”
  The all-school Mass is held every Thursday at 8:30 a.m. during the school year.
Theology is taught in every grade from 7 through 12, including four high-school courses.
Sources (1)
1. The Lyceum | Academics | Our Theology Curriculumthelyceum.org/curriculum-theology.html · verified Oct. 13, 2026
  “7th Grade - Old Testament 8th Grade - New Testament 9th Grade - The Creed (Catechism of the Catholic Church, Compendium Theologiae Aquinas) 10th Grade - The Sacraments (Catechism of the Catholic Church, Summa Theologica) 11th Grade - Ethics/Commandments (Catechism of the Catholic Church, Summa Theologica) 12th Grade - Apologetics (Compendium Theologiae Aquinas, Theology & Sanity, Sheed)”
  Theology is taught in every grade from 7 through 12, with four high-school courses (grades 9 to 12), including Ethics and Apologetics.
The school says its education integrates faith and reason, and that no academic subject is taught apart from the faith.
Sources (1)
1. The Lyceum | Our Mission & Philosophy | Catholic Teachingthelyceum.org/catholic-teaching.html · verified Oct. 13, 2026
  “Lyceum students receive an education that proceeds from an integration of faith and reason. There is no academic subject that is able to be taught divorced from the teachings of the faith or split off from the mind of the church.”
  The school says its education integrates faith and reason and that no academic subject is taught apart from the faith.
Each day begins with community prayer, and each class begins and ends with a prayer.
Sources (1)
1. The Lyceum | Student Life: Spiritualthelyceum.org/spiritual.html · verified Oct. 13, 2026
  “Each day the school begins by praying as a community. Each class, in fact, begins and ends with a prayer.”
  The school begins each day with community prayer, and each class begins and ends with a prayer.
The student-run Pro-Life Club holds a weekly rosary and raises funds for the annual March for Life trip.
Sources (1)
1. The Lyceum | Student Life: Extracurricularthelyceum.org/extracurricular.html · verified Oct. 13, 2026
  “For years our students have been promoting the Pro-Life cause through the student run Pro-Life Club. The club's regular activities include praying the rosary weekly, offering support to local pro-life organizations, and fundraising for the annual trip to Washington D.C. for the National March for Life”
  The student-run Pro-Life Club prays the rosary weekly, supports local pro-life organizations and raises money for the annual March for Life trip.

Concerns

The chaplain named on the board of trustees page is listed as retired.
Sources (1)
1. The Lyceum | Our Board of Trusteesthelyceum.org/trustees.html · verified Oct. 13, 2026
  “Father currently is retired and living in Westlake.”
  The same page says Father Wessel is retired.

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Campus ministry home

The Lyceum at Tabor House, Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish campus (St. Gregory the Great Church is on the same campus)

Address: 1545 South Green Road, South Euclid, OH 44121
Location: On campus
Facilities: St. Gregory the Great Church (access for students), science laboratory, music room, library, outdoor playing fields

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Source: thelyceum.org, verified Oct. 13, 2026, thelyceum.org, verified Oct. 13, 2026, thelyceum.org, verified Oct. 13, 2026

Catholic clubs and student life

6 groups and regular activities · 0 on campus, 2 off campus, 4 location not published

Other 1

Senior Class Pilgrimage to RomeOff campus
Annual, for the senior class
A pilgrimage to Rome, Florence and Assisi that includes Mass in the catacombs and prayer at St. Peter's tomb and at the San Damiano Cross.
thelyceum.org

Service 1

National March for Life tripOff campus
Annual
An annual trip to Washington, D.C., for the National March for Life, funded in part by the Pro-Life Club.
thelyceum.org

Faith formation 1

Weekly pro-life rosary
Weekly
The student-led Pro-Life Club prays the rosary weekly for the unborn.
thelyceum.org

Clubs and groups 1

Pro-Life Club
Ongoing
A student-run club that supports local pro-life organizations and raises funds for the annual March for Life trip.
thelyceum.org

Liturgy and prayer 2

All-school Mass
Weekly; Thursdays at 8:30 a.m. during the school year
An all-school Mass held at least once a week.
thelyceum.org, thelyceum.org
Schola Cantorum
During the school year
All students and faculty sing in the school's sacred music choir, which sings at the all-school Mass on Thursdays and on the First Friday of each month at Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish.
thelyceum.org

Everything listed is published by the school, its campus ministry, or the parish. Ask the campus minister what’s happening this semester.

Campus ministry

Pro-Life Club (student-run)

Sources (3)

The Lyceum | Student Life: Extracurricularthelyceum.org/extracurricular.html · verified Oct. 13, 2026
“For years our students have been promoting the Pro-Life cause through the student run Pro-Life Club. The club's regular activities include praying the rosary weekly, offering support to local pro-life organizations, and fundraising for the annual trip to Washington D.C. for the National March for Life”
The student-run Pro-Life Club prays the rosary weekly, supports local pro-life organizations and raises money for the annual March for Life trip.
The Lyceum | Contact usthelyceum.org/contact.html · verified Oct. 13, 2026
“Tabor House, Sacred Heart of Jesus P.O. Box 21466 1545 South Green Road South Euclid, OH 44121”
The school's location is the Tabor House on the Sacred Heart of Jesus campus, at 1545 South Green Road, South Euclid, Ohio.
The Lyceum | Classical Catholic Education in Cleveland, Ohiothelyceum.org/about.html · verified Oct. 13, 2026
“The Lyceum's home is the Tabor House at Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish Campus. It is a well-maintained 9,000 square-foot brick building, formerly the parish's convent.”
The school is housed in the Tabor House on the Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish campus.
“Our students also have access to St. Gregory the Great Church and the Sacred Heart of Jesus Academy Gymnasium and outdoor playing fields.”
Students have access to St. Gregory the Great Church on the same campus.

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My rating and notes

Academic Excellence

59 of 100

From federal data, on fixed published scales.

Each measure counts for the share shown.

Graduates going to four-year colleges 75% of score78%
Students per teacher 25% of score4.6 to 1

Bars show points on each measure’s scale. How Academic Excellence is computed. Federal data on private high schools is limited to these two measures.

Source: NCES Private School Survey (2023–24 school year)

School facts

Type	Independent Catholic school
Diocese	Catholic Diocese of Cleveland, OH
Grades	6–12
Students (all grades)	53
Students in grades 9–12	34
Coed or single-sex	Coed
Student–teacher ratio	4.6 to 1
Graduates going to 4-year colleges	78%
Setting	Suburb

Source: NCES Private School Survey 23-24 public-use file (school year 2023–24). The college-going rate and student–teacher ratio feed Academic Excellence; nothing here changes the faith grades.

Local Church

Catholic Diocese of Cleveland

The Most Reverend Edward C. Malesic, Bishop of Cleveland

Formal address: “Your Excellency”

Source: dioceseofcleveland.org, verified Oct. 7, 2026.

About this school’s data

NCES school ID A1502921
Po Box 21466, South Euclid, OH 44121
(216) 707-1121
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