The lycée Racine is a public school in the

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located in the

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. It consists of a

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as well as BTS assistant manager and BTS bank staff courses. It takes the name of

Jean Racine Jean-Baptiste Racine ( , ) (; 22 December 163921 April 1699) was a French dramatist, one of the three great playwrights of 17th-century France, along with Molière and Corneille as well as an important literary figure in the Western traditio ...

, playwright and

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to the King. The main site is served by the métro stations of Saint-Lazare, Saint-Augustin and

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. The second site (Naples) is served by the stations Villiers, Europe and Miromesnil.

History

Lycée Racine was built by the architect Paul Gout and opened in 1886. It was the second

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to open in Paris, after the lycée Fénelon. The establishment bears the name of

, French playwright of the 17th century.

Organisation

The lycée is split into two sites: the main site is located at 20

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(''Rocher''), and the second site is located at 38

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(''Naples''). The acquisition of the second site allowed the school to increase capacity, and start bilingual and trilingual BTS classes. The sport classes take place in the gymnasium of ''Naples'' and in the outside areas. However, there are also some sport activities at ''Rocher''. Each site has its own school life, its own canteen, and its own library. Classes are run between the two sites, apart from the science track (S) and part-time courses (double courses in music and dance) which take place at ''Rocher'' for practical reasons.

Classes

The lycée Racine includes part-time classes for those students involved in arts at a high level in national or regional conservatoires, etc. It has its own orchestra and choir. Students are able to use their free time to practice the arts, and are offered parallel baccalauréats in literature and science. The lycée has (school year 2016/2017) : There are currently around and .

Lycée ranking

In 2016, the lycée was ranked 68th out of 112 at départemental level in terms of teaching quality, and 652nd at national level. The ranking is based on three criteria: the level of bac results, the proportion of students obtaining their baccalauréat who spent their last two years at the establishment, and the ''value added'' (calculated based on social origin of the students, their age, and their national diploma results). 97% achieved in 2016. 100% in L.

Alumni

Current and former teachers

* Didier Blonde, writer (essays and theatre) * Valérie Hannin, historian, editor of the magazine ''

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'' (history-geography) *

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, organist (music) *

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(writer) *

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Former students

Violette Leduc Violette Leduc (7 April 1907 – 28 May 1972) was a French writer. Early life and education She was born in Arras, Pas de Calais, France, on 7 April 1907. She was the illegitimate daughter of a servant girl, Berthe Leduc, and André Debaralle ...

(1907–1972), novelist *

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(1968–), actress *

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aka Madame Simone (1877–1985), actress and academic *

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, actress * Germaine Chénin-Moselly (1902–1950), engraver *

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(1900–1994), actress * Mila Racine (1921–1945), resistant * Monique Pelletier, politician *

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, philosopher * Monique Cottret, historian *

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, actress *

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, anthropologist Eugénie Bastié
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'', Thursday 16 November 2017, page 37. *

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, actress *

Élisabeth Roudinesco Élisabeth Roudinesco ( ro , Rudinescu; born 10 September 1944) is a French historian and psychoanalyst, affiliated researcher in history at Paris Diderot University, in the group « Identités-Cultures-Territoires ». She also conducts a seminar ...

, psychoanalyst * Isabelle Oehmichen, pianist * Anne Brunswic, journalist and writer * Élisabeth Platel, dancer, head of the school of dance of the Opéra de Paris *

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, actress *

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, pianist and actress *

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, actress * Kevin Razy, humorist *

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, humorist *

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, actress *

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, dancer *

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, choreographer, director of the ballet Biarritz *

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, orchestrator * Marc Coppey, cellist *

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, pianist * Clovis Cornillac, comedian *

Laurent Hilaire Laurent Hilaire (born 8 November 1962) is a French ballet dancer. Regarded as one of the greatest dancers to emerge from ballet over the past few decades, he was an ''étoile'' of the Paris Opera Ballet for 22 years. From 2011, he was the associa ...

, dancer and master of the ballet of the Opéra de Paris. *

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, orchestrator * Isabelle Guérin (dancer in the Ballet of the Opéra national de Paris) *

Jean-François Zygel Jean-François Zygel (born 23 November 1960) is a French pianist, improviser, composer and improvisation teacher for piano at the Conservatoire de Paris. Born in Paris, he is also known for his work in introducing classical music on television a ...

(pianist) * Jérôme Bonnell (director) *

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Notes and references

External links

Site officiel du lycée Racine
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Racine Jean-Baptiste Racine ( , ) (; 22 December 163921 April 1699) was a French dramatist, one of the three great playwrights of 17th-century France, along with Molière and Corneille as well as an important literary figure in the Western traditio ...

Lycee Racine

School buildings completed in 1886

History

Organisation

Classes

Lycée ranking

Alumni

Current and former teachers

Former students

See also

Notes and references

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