Collège Saint Marc is an all-male French Catholic school in
Alexandria
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, Egypt. The school is located in the
Shatby neighborhood in central
Alexandria
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.
Collège Saint Marc was founded in 1928 by the
De La Salle Brothers
The De La Salle Brothers, officially named the Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools (; ; ) abbreviated FSC, is a Catholic lay religious congregation of pontifical right for men founded in France by Jean-Baptiste de La Salle ( ...
to be the second Lassalian school in Alexandria after
École Saint Gabriel. Collège Saint Marc was inaugurated on 6 October 1928, by
King Fuad I. Built on an area of 35,726 m2, it was at the time of its inauguration the largest educational institution in the Middle East.
Collège Saint Marc is a private educational institution with French as its main teaching language. Students must be accepted beginning at KG1, and successful students remain in the school until they receive their high school diploma. The curriculum at Collège Saint Marc prepares the students for the Egyptian Baccalaureate examination.
Heads of school
# Br. Pierre Cyprien,
FSC (1928–1931)
# Br. Léonce Onésime,
FSC (1931–1937)
# Br. Hippolyte Itale,
FSC (1937–1939)
# Br. Gustave Astier,
FSC (1939–1940)
# Br. Hippolyte Itale,
FSC (1940–1946)
# Br. Antonin Louis,
FSC (1946–1947)
# Br. Léon André,
FSC (1947–1948)
# Br. Antonin Louis,
FSC (1948–1956)
# Br. Adrien Polycarpe,
FSC (1956–1961)
# Br. Castanié Ildefonse,
FSC (1961–1962)
# Br. Gabr Saadé,
FSC (1961–1962)
# Br. Emile El Masri,
FSC (1962–1963)
# Br. Jacques Boulad,
FSC (1962–1979)
# Br. Michel Andrejko,
FSC (1979–1983)
# Br. Régis Robbe,
FSC (1983–1985)
# Br. Jacques Boulad,
FSC (1985–1992)
# Br. Régis Robbe,
FSC (1992–1995)
# Br. Georges Absi,
FSC (1995–2003)
# Mr. Waguih Hanna Elias (2003–2024)
# Mr. Amir Stephan (2024-present)
Notable alumni
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Dodi Al-Fayed – Egyptian film producer, partner of
Princess Diana
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Esmat Abdel Meguid – former Foreign Minister of Egypt and former Secretary-General of the Arab League
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Roshdi Abaza – Egyptian actor Born in 03.08.1926
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Mohamed El Shorbagy – World Champion and World No. 1 Squash player
See also
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Educational institutions in Alexandria
College Bulletin
Lotus No 82 Collège Saint Marc, Alexandria LOTUS 1975–1976 p231
LOTUS No 82 1975–1976 P231
External links
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French international schools in Egypt
Alexandria
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Private schools in Alexandria
International schools in Alexandria
Educational institutions established in 1928
Boys' schools in Egypt
1928 establishments in Egypt
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