page_title: Polytechnic University of the Philippines Laboratory High School
section_title: Academics
hierarchical_section_title: Polytechnic University of the Philippines Laboratory High School / Academics
caption_attribution_description: Polytechnic University of the Philippines Laboratory High School
context_page_description: The Polytechnic University of the Philippines Laboratory High School, abbreviated as PUPLHS, is the laboratory school of the Polytechnic University of the Philippines College of Education located in PUP Mabini Campus, Sta. Mesa, Manila. It was established in 1954 as the Philippine College of Commerce High School offering commercial courses, and is the first high school to offer commercial curriculum in the Philippines. The school has a student population of 541 in 2015.
context_section_description: Admission to PUPLHS requires passing the PUP Laboratory High School Entrance Exam (LHSEE). In case a student doesn't want to enter the school, students from the waiting list are selected to fill up the 150 slots available for Grade 7. Each year level is composed of 3 sections with 50 students or less in each section and is grouped according to the results of a psychological examination.
  The sections of the PUPLHS are:
  Grade 7 (PUP): Peace, Unity, and Prosperity
  Grade 8 (LHS): Loyalty, Honesty, and Sincerity
  Grade 9: Bookkeeping, Entrepreneurship, and Office Technology
  Grade 10: Bookkeeping, Entrepreneurship, and Office Technology
caption: The front of PUP Laboratory High School with the Philippine Flag in the foreground
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