Cosmetology students work with a seated client in a salon, with hair-care bottles and equipment in the foreground.

Weymouth, Massachusetts

Weymouth High School

1 Wildcat Way, Weymouth, MA 02190
Visit website 781-337-7500
Program price
Price unavailable
Schedule
Day schedule available
Program length
Three years (grades 10–12)
Next start
Not available

About the program

Weymouth High School’s cosmetology pathway combines academic studies with three years of cosmetology training, normally in grades 10–12. Students learn hair, skin and nail services, safety and salon practices, with supervised work on clients at Wild Cuts Salon.

The sequence builds from Cosmetology I to Cosmetology II and Cosmetology III. The later stages include required related instruction alongside practical work and prepare students for Massachusetts written and practical licensing examinations.

What you get

  • High-school diploma: complete Weymouth’s academic and CTE graduation requirements, competency determination and community service. The diploma requires 22 school credits and 40 total community-service hours, including at least 10 each year.
  • Technical certificate: eligibility requires credits in the same pathway in junior and senior years; additional conditions vary by shop.
  • Professional preparation: the cosmetology sequence prepares students for Massachusetts licensing examinations. The school diploma or technical certificate is not itself a professional license. Cosmetology I also includes OSHA 10-hour safety training.

Schedules & start dates

The rows below are successive stages, not alternative full-time or part-time schedules. Cosmetology I has two school periods per day. Cosmetology II and III each have three practical periods plus one related-instruction period per day. School periods should not be read as clock hours; exact weekly cosmetology hours are not available.

Study optionClass scheduleHours per weekUpcoming starts
Cosmetology I
DaytimeOn campus

First year — grade 10

Full school year

Class schedule

Two school periods per day. Period lengths and weekly cosmetology clock hours are not specified.

Weekly hoursNot listedUpcoming startsNot listed
Cosmetology II
DaytimeOn campus

Second year — after Cosmetology I

Full school year

Class schedule

Three practical periods plus one required related-instruction period per day. These are school periods, not clock hours.

Weekly hoursNot listedUpcoming startsNot listed
Cosmetology III
DaytimeOn campus

Third year — grade 12

Full school year

Class schedule

Three practical periods plus one required related-instruction period per day. These are school periods, not clock hours.

Weekly hoursNot listedUpcoming startsNot listed

Cost & financial aid

Program price

Price unavailable

Required cosmetology materials include:

  • Kit and lab coat: approximately $600, bought through the Cosmetology Department before entering Cosmetology I in September. Kit prices may change.
  • Mannequin for Cosmetology II: $30–$50.

These are material costs, not a complete program price. Financial-hardship fee waivers are available.

Federal financial aid

Eligibility not confirmed

Fee waivers are available for financial hardship for the required cosmetology materials. The school’s fee-hardship policy allows a parent or guardian to make a written request to the principal.

Cosmetology fee waivers

Eligibility: Financial hardship

Fee waivers are available for financial hardship for the required kit, lab coat and mannequin. A parent or guardian may submit a written fee-hardship request to the principal.

How to enroll

Entry requirements

  • High-school eligibility: students applying from grades 8–11 must expect to advance to the grade they seek to enter. Weymouth residents receive priority; nonresidents may apply subject to Chapter 74 requirements, available seats and no resident waitlist. Approved homeschool applicants follow the same admission criteria.
  • Program placement: admission is to CTE, not a guaranteed cosmetology seat. Exploratory performance, preferences and capacity determine placement. Students entering grade 10 or higher may receive a direct placement when space is available.
  • Progression: entry to Cosmetology II or III requires at least 60% in the preceding course, or teacher recommendation and departmental approval.

Application steps

  1. Complete the CTE application, available from November 1 with a February 1 deadline. These are application dates, not class starts.
  2. Follow the weighted-lottery process. The school collects attendance, discipline and applicable residency records; grades, references and essays are not used for admission.
  3. Complete exploration and rank your program choices, unless eligible for a direct placement in grade 10 or above. A place in cosmetology depends on capacity and the applicable course prerequisites.
View Weymouth CTE admissions and application details

Program oversight & accreditation

Program oversight
Public high-school CTEHow Massachusetts oversees cosmetology programs
Accreditation
Not confirmed

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