The Lycée Edgar-Poe is a private
secondary school
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located in
Paris, ''2, rue du Faubourg Poissonnière'', in the
10th arrondissement, very close to ''
Le Grand Rex''. It is named after the American writer
Edgar Allan Poe (1809–1849). This school is far from the ''rue Edgar-Poe'' (
19th arrondissement of Paris
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The arrondissement, known as Butte-Chaumont, ...
).
Its motto is « ''L’intérêt pour l’élève développe l’intérêt de l’élève'' » ('"The interest for the student develops the student's interest"). Its director is Mrs Evelyne Clinet. In 2011, it is the first
secondary school
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of
Paris and of the
ÃŽle-de-France region considering the results at the ''
Baccalauréat
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''.
Palmarès du Lycée Edgar Poe
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It is close to the ''Bonne Nouvelle
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'' Paris Métro station.
History
The Lycée Edgar-Poe has been created in 1965 under the name ''Cours Edgar-Poe'' and has been recognized by the French State
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the 26 February 1980.
Results
Famous alumni
* Olivier Caudron (born in 1955), singer.
* François Ravard
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Early life
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(born in 1957), French
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record and film producer
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.
See also
* Secondary education in France
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 ...
* Education in France
References
External links
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Official
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Education in Paris
1965 establishments in France
Edgar-Poe
Buildings and structures in the 10th arrondissement of Paris