Marie Curie High School ( French: ''Lycée Marie Curie'',

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: ''Trường Trung học Phổ thông Marie Curie'') is a public high school in

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. Established in 1918 and named after the Nobel prize-winning scientist

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by the French colonial government, it remains the sole high school in Saigon that still bears its original name. Founded in 1918 as an all-girls school, it began accepting boys in 1970. In 1997, it was turned into a semi-public high school. In the recent past, it was one of the largest high schools in Vietnam, with around 5000 students in regular attendance. In 2007, it became a public high school.

History

Main gate of Marie Curie high school in Ho Chi Minh city

As soon as the French occupied

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(Cochinchine), they started constructing schools to teach French and Annamese. Lycée Marie Curie School was established between 1858 and 1862 (the year France gained protection of Cochinchina under the Treaty of Nham Tuat). The school, named after scientist

since 1918, is an all-girls school. After the Japanese entered Indochina in 1941, the school was requisitioned as a hospital, so all activities were moved to a kindergarten on Pham Ngoc Thach Street. A year later, the school was returned to its original location under the new name of Calmette Middle School. After the French returned to occupy Saigon on September 23, 1945, the school was renamed Lucien Mossard High School. In early 1948, it was renamed as Marie Curie High School (or Lycée Marie Curie). During the

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era, the school was a private high school for girls. In 1970, the school started accepting male students.Thành Nguyễn
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List of Principals

;Lycée Marie Curie *1948 – 1950: Madame Marie *1950 – 1954: Mrs. Fortunel *1954 – 1965: Mr. Castagnon *1965 – 1974: Mr. Gages *1974 – 1975: Mr. Thevenin ;Marie Curie High School *1975 – 1977: Tôn Tuyết DungP.V
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Báo Giáo dục Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh. *1977 – 1978: Lê Thị Loan *1978 – 1987: Trần Tố Nga *1987 – 1992: Hoàng Bảo Quân *1992 – 1999: Dương Thu Hằng *1999 – 2000: Nguyễn Bác Dụng *2000 – 2006: Nguyễn Đình Hân *2006 – 2008: Nguyễn Ngọc Lang *2008 – 2016: Nguyễn Văn Vân *2016 – 2023: Nguyễn Đăng Khoa *2023 - now: Nguyễn Vân Yên

Notable alumni

* Akira Phan, singer * Bảo Thy, singer * Cao Bá Hưng, singer * Đông Nhi,Sơn Anh
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. singer * Gin Tuấn Kiệt, singer, actor * Huỳnh Đông, actor * Loan Chau, singer * Nhật Tinh Anh,Những sao nam đình đám từng học trường Marie Curie

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* Trương Hòa Bình,

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References

External links

Official website

Marie Curie high school - Saigon - Vietnam
- Student forum Educational institutions established in 1918 High schools in Vietnam High schools in Ho Chi Minh City 1918 establishments in French Indochina {{Vietnam-school-stub