Lycée Hubert Clément (), abbreviated to LHCE, is a

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Esch-sur-Alzette Esch-sur-Alzette (, ; ; or ''Esch an der Alzig'') is a city in Luxembourg and the country's List of communes of Luxembourg by population, second-most populous commune, with a population of 36,625 inhabitants, . It lies in the south-west of the ...

, in south-western

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. It was founded as a single-sex girls school in 1955, paralleling Esch's all-boys school,

Lycée de Garçons Esch-sur-Alzette Lycée de Garçons Esch-sur-Alzette (), abbreviated to LGE, is a high school in Esch-sur-Alzette, in south-western Luxembourg. Despite the name, the LGE is not an all-boys school, but open to women since 1969. At the heart of the school is the or ...

, and was named Lycée de Jeunes Filles à Esch-sur-Alzette. Since the school became

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al in 1970 and renamed the following year, the gender balance has been steadily eroded, particularly in

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(in which the majority of students are now boys).

Namaste (theater group)

The youth theater group of the Lycée Hubert Clément was created in its present form in 1973. In 1991, the group was established, under the name "Namasté", as a separate theater group and community non-profit organisation. Although the group has still its official seat in the school, it is open to all young theater enthusiasts.

Notable alumni

Viviane Reding Viviane Adélaïde Reding (born 27 April 1951) is a Luxembourgish politician and a former Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from Luxembourg. She is a member of the Christian Social People's Party, part of the European People's Party. She ...

– member of the

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and member of the

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* Lydia Mutsch – Luxembourgish Minister of Health and Minister for Equal Opportunities ( Bettel Administration), previously deputy mayor of

Désirée Nosbusch Désirée Nosbusch (born 14 January 1965) also known as Désirée Becker, is a Luxembourgish actress and television presenter. She was the host of the Eurovision Song Contest 1984. Early and personal life Nosbusch was born in Esch-sur-Alzette ...

- actress * Simone Asselborn-Bintz - educator and politician

Footnotes

External links

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Lycée Hubert Clément official website
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theater group Namasté
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Ministère de l'Education nationale
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