The Lycée Saint-Sernin, also referred to simply as Saint-Sernin, is a public

Lycée In France, secondary education is in two stages: * ''Collèges'' () cater for the first four years of secondary education from the ages of 11 to 15. * ''Lycées'' () provide a three-year course of further secondary education for children between ...

, located at ''3 place Saint-Sernin'', in the city center of

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, in front of the

Basilica of Saint-Sernin The Basilica of Saint-Sernin (Occitan: ''Basilica de Sant Sarnin'') is a church in Toulouse, France, the former abbey church of the Abbey of Saint-Sernin or St Saturnin. Apart from the church, none of the abbey buildings remain. The current churc ...

. The current headmaster is Thierry Verger. The high school welcomes around 1,800 students, from high school to ''

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''. It is also classified as a ''

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'' for some of its buildings inherited from the ''Hôtel Dubarry'', from the 18th century, and the former Benedictine convent, from the 19th century. Upcoming renovation work will make it possible to rehabilitate these buildings and, possibly, to uncover vestiges of medieval times.Lycée Saint-Sernin - Définition et Explications
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Notable alumni

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, a French hip-hop duo from Toulouse *

Sarah Kofman Sarah Kofman (; September 14, 1934 – October 15, 1994) was a French philosopher . Biography Kofman began her teaching career in Toulouse in 1960 at the Lycée Saint-Sernin, and worked with both Jean Hyppolite and Gilles Deleuze. Her abando ...

, a French philosopher *

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, a French actress

References

External links

Lycée Saint-Sernin
(official website) {{DEFAULTSORT:Lycee Saint Sernin 1884 establishments in France Education in Toulouse Educational institutions established in the 1880s