ZECLA is proud to continue to provide quality education, access, and excellence for the Somerset community and surrounding areas. Founded in 2014, the Shirleen Zacharias Early College Leadership Academy has grown to become one of the premier early college high schools in the region. While the school has evolved over the years, our mission remains the same in our commitment to provide quality education and access to Palo Alto College in order to forge a pathway to post-secondary options.
Students are provided with 60 college hours of free tuition, college textbooks, transportation to the university campus, and a Chromebook device.
This spring, we have launched recruiting for the 2024-2025 academic year! We welcome all current 8th graders to visit our website and complete our quick and easy online student application. We are also excited to announce that we are now accepting any interested current 9th graders!