Carmel Catholic High School

About

Carmel Catholic is a private college preparatory high school committed to meeting the academic, physical, social and spiritual needs of its students.

Story

Carmel Catholic is jointly sponsored by the Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary (BVM) and the Order of Carmelites (O.Carm.). In 1960, the Archdiocese of Chicago invited these two religious communities to build a co-institutional Catholic high school in Lake County. In September 1962, Carmel High School for Boys opened its doors to a freshmen class of 175 students. In September 1963, Carmel High School for Girls admitted students. In August 1988, the two schools merged and a separate corporation was established for the newly co-educational school. In order to heighten awareness of our Catholic roots, Carmel High School was renamed Carmel Catholic High School in 2005. Today, our school operates at near capacity with more than 1,330 students.

Carmel Catholic occupies a fifty-acre campus with 73 academic classrooms and premier athletic facilities. For the 2013-2014 school year, a new $6.2 million Fine and Performing Arts Center and an Information Commons opened to students, allowing for the addition of state-of-the-art choir and band facilities, a multi-purpose dance studio, black box theater, visual arts studios, photography lab, small group study rooms, digital labs and an audio/media production studio. During the 2012-2013 school year, Carmel Catholic launched its 1:1 student computing program, making Carmel Catholic the leading digital high school in Lake County and among the first in the Chicago area. The Carlos J. Serna Learning Resource Center was established in 2009 to serve students who are admitted to Carmel Catholic with learning exceptionalities and have an active Individualized Education Plan (IEP) or 504 Accommodation Plan.

Mission

Carmel Catholic High School empowers students to be reflective thinkers, grateful stewards, and responsible leaders as an expression of faith.