The lycée Fénelon Sainte-Marie is a private Catholic school located in the

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. It takes classes from the 6th form to the end of education (8 classes per level).

History

The Fénelon college, named for

François Fénelon François de Salignac de la Mothe-Fénelon, PSS (), more commonly known as François Fénelon (6 August 1651 – 7 January 1715), was a French Catholic archbishop, theologian, poet and writer. Today, he is remembered mostly as the author of ' ...

, was founded in 1869 by priests from the diocese of Paris. Until 1968, it was just for lycée students; it then joined with the Sainte-Marie de Monceau college, run by the

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and became the Fénelon Sainte-Marie College from Year 11 to the end of schooling. A later merge happened with the Saint-Augustin College, rue de la Bienfaisance, which established primary classes. The establishment then took the name of Fénelon Sainte-Marie Saint-Augustin. Finally, in 1980, with the merger with Sainte-Marie La Madeleine, a girls' school from primary pupils on rue de Monceau and rue de Tocqueville, the school became mixed. Today, it consists of a college, a lycée and

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(CGPE), in the sections MPI, MP, PC and

PSI Psi, PSI or Ψ may refer to: Alphabetic letters * Psi (Greek) (Ψ or ψ), the twenty-third letter of the Greek alphabet * Psi (Cyrillic), letter of the early Cyrillic alphabet, adopted from Greek Arts and entertainment * "Psi" as an abbreviat ...

. Some classes are located at 47, rue de Naples and others at 24,

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School ranking

, the lycée was ranked 6th out of 108 at départemental level in terms of quality of teaching, and 12th out of 2277 at national level. The ranking was based on three criteria: the level of bac results, the proportion of students achieving their baccalauréat having spent their last two years at the establishment, and the ''added value'' (calculated based on social origin of the students, their age, and their national diploma results).Méthodologie du classement national des lycées français
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CPGE rankings

The national rankings of classes préparatoires aux grandes écoles (CPGE) are calculated based on level of admission of students to the

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. In 2015, '' L'Étudiant'' gave the following ranking for courses of 2014 :

Former chaplains

* Jacques Benoit-Gonnin, Bishop of

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and

Senlis Senlis () is a commune in the northern French department of Oise, Hauts-de-France. The monarchs of the early French dynasties lived in Senlis, attracted by the proximity of the Chantilly forest. It is known for its Gothic cathedral and other ...

. * Denis Metzinger, curate of the Église Saint-Charles-de-Monceau

Former teachers

Amos Coulanges Amos or AMOS may refer to: Arts and entertainment * ''Amos'' (album), an album by Michael Ray * Amos (band), an American Christian rock band * ''Amos'' (film), a 1985 American made-for-television drama film * Amos (guitar), a 1958 Gibson Fly ...

, musician

Former students

Former students by date of birth: *

Théodore Botrel Jean-Baptiste-Théodore-Marie Botrel (14 September 1868 – 28 July 1925) was a French singer-songwriter, poet and playwright. He is best known for his popular songs about his native Brittany, of which the most famous is ''La Paimpolaise''. Dur ...

(1868–1925), singer, author, songwriter and composer * Pierre Corvol (1941–), doctor and biological researcher *

Jean-Claude Trichet Jean-Claude Trichet (; born 20 December 1942) is an economist and high-ranking French official who was President of the European Central Bank from 2004 to 2011. Previous to his assumption of the presidency he was Governor of the Bank of France ...

(1942–), French diplomat *

Christophe Dechavanne Christophe Dechavanne (; born 23 January 1958) is a French television and radio host and program producer. He is the host of '' La Roue de la fortune''. Biography Dechavanne attended the Cours Hattemer, a private school. He started working as a ...

(1958–), French television and radio presenter and producer *

Arnaud de Puyfontaine Arnaud de Puyfontaine (; born 26 April 1964) is a French businessman who has been the chief executive officer of Vivendi since 2014. Early life Arnaud de Puyfontaine graduated from ESCP Europe in 1988, Institut Multimédias (1992) and the Harvar ...

(1964–), President of

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* Sophie Dudemaine (1965–) under her real name of Sophie Caillabet, French chef * Fatine Layt (1967–), businesswoman *

Eva Green Eva Gaëlle Green (; ; born ) is a French British-based actress, known for appearing in blockbuster and independent films, in which she often portrays eccentric, villainous, and complex characters. The daughter of actress Marlène Jobert, she ...

(1980–), actress *

Dorothée Dupuis Dorothée Dupuis (born 1980, Paris) is a Feminist art curator, art critic, and publisher based in Mexico City. Career Dupuis holds a MFA from the HEAR (Haute école des arts du Rhin) in Strasbourg (2005). She was assistant curator at the Centr ...

(1980–), French art critic *

Daphné Bürki Daphné Bürki (born Daphné de Montmarin, 2 March 1980 in Paris) is a French television presenter, columnist, stylist, and actress. She currently appears as one of the main judges on the competition series ''Drag Race France''. She was chosen ...

(1980–), television presenter * Ève Chems de Brouwer (1980–), French actress *

Raphaël Hamburger Raphaël Michel Hamburger (born 2 April 1981) is a French producer and soundtrack supervisor. Career After studying sound engineering, Hamburger produced albums for several French artists, including the pop-rock singer Adrienne Pauly, the rapp ...

(1981–), music producer, son of

Michel Berger Michel Jean Hamburger (28 November 1947 – 2 August 1992), known professionally as Michel Berger, was a French singer and songwriter. He was a figure of France's pop music scene for two decades as a singer. As a songwriter he wrote for artists ...

and

France Gall Isabelle Geneviève Marie Anne Gall (9 October 1947 – 7 January 2018), known professionally as France Gall, was a French ''yé-yé'' singer. In 1965, at the age of 17, she won the Eurovision Song Contest 1965, tenth edition of the Eurov ...

* Clément Bénech (1991–), French writer

Notes and references

External links

* {{Portal bar, Education, France Fenelon Sainte-Marie 8th arrondissement of Paris