Lycée Sainte-Geneviève () is a higher education institution located in France, Established in 1854, it is a private ''

lycée In France, secondary education is in two stages: * ''Collèges'' () cater for the first four years of secondary education from the ages of 11 to 14. * ''Lycées'' () provide a three-year course of further secondary education for students between ...

'', located in

Versailles The Palace of Versailles ( ; ) is a former royal residence commissioned by King Louis XIV located in Versailles, Yvelines, Versailles, about west of Paris, in the Yvelines, Yvelines Department of Île-de-France, Île-de-France region in Franc ...

, providing preparatory classes for ''grandes écoles''. It was founded by the

Jesuits The Society of Jesus (; abbreviation: S.J. or SJ), also known as the Jesuit Order or the Jesuits ( ; ), is a religious order (Catholic), religious order of clerics regular of pontifical right for men in the Catholic Church headquartered in Rom ...

Paris Paris () is the Capital city, capital and List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, largest city of France. With an estimated population of 2,048,472 residents in January 2025 in an area of more than , Paris is the List of ci ...

. It is often nicknamed ''Ginette'' and sometimes ''BJ'', standing for ''Boite à Jèzes'' (Box of Jesuits).

Academics

Ginette provides PC/PC*, MP/MP*, PT/PT*, PSI*, ECG and BCPST classes.

Notable alumni

Military

Hubert Lyautey Louis Hubert Gonzalve Lyautey (17 November 1854 – 27 July 1934) was a French Army general and colonial administrator. After serving in Indochina and Madagascar, he became the first French Resident-General in Morocco from 1912 to 1925. In earl ...

(1854–1934),

Marshal of France Marshal of France (, plural ') is a French military distinction, rather than a military rank, that is awarded to General officer, generals for exceptional achievements. The title has been awarded since 1185, though briefly abolished (1793–1804) ...

Jean de Lattre de Tassigny Jean Joseph Marie Gabriel de Lattre de Tassigny (2 February 1889 – 11 January 1952) was a French ''général d'armée'' during World War II and the First Indochina War. He was posthumously elevated to the dignity of Marshal of France in 1952. ...

(1889–1952),

* Antoine Béthouart (1889–1982), Compagnon de la Libération * Henry de Bournazel (1898–1933) * Honoré d'Estienne d'Orves (1901–1941), Compagnon de la Libération *

Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque Philippe François Marie Leclerc de Hauteclocque (22 November 1902 – 28 November 1947) was a Free France, Free-French general during World War II. He became Marshal of France posthumously in 1952, and is known in France simply as or ju ...

(1902–1947), Compagnon de la Libération and

marshal of France Marshal of France (, plural ') is a French military distinction, rather than a military rank, that is awarded to General officer, generals for exceptional achievements. The title has been awarded since 1185, though briefly abolished (1793–1804) ...

(Marshall Leclerc) * Pierre Segrétain (1909–1950), commander of the 1st Foreign Parachute Battalion * Alain de Boissieu (1914–2006), Compagnon de la Libération and

Chief of Staff of the French Army Chief may refer to: Title or rank Military and law enforcement * Chief master sergeant, the ninth, and highest, enlisted rank in the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Space Force * Chief of police, the head of a police department * Chief of the bo ...

* Tom Morel (1915–1944), Compagnon de la Libération * Jean-Louis Battet (born 1944), admiral,

Chief of Staff of the French Navy The Chief of the Naval Staff (, , abbr. CEMM) is a French general officer, adviser to the Chief of the Defence Staff (France), Chief of the Defence Staff for the French Navy and responsible to the Minister of the Armed Forces (France), Minister of ...

from 2001 to 2005 * Édouard Guillaud (born 1953), admiral, Chief of the Defence Staff since 2010

CEOs

* Étienne Audibert (1888-1954), second CEO of EDF from 1947 to 1949 * Pierre Gadonneix (born 1943), CEO of Gaz de France from 1996 to 2000, then CEO of EDF from 2004 to 2009 * Louis Gallois (born 1944), CEO of

SNCF The Société nationale des chemins de fer français (, , SNCF ) is France's national State-owned enterprise, state-owned railway company. Founded in 1938, it operates the Rail transport in France, country's national rail traffic along with th ...

, then CEO of

EADS Airbus SE ( ; ; ; ) is a Pan-European aerospace corporation. The company's primary business is the design and manufacturing of commercial aircraft but it also has separate defence and space and helicopter divisions. Airbus has long been th ...

and CEO of

Airbus Airbus SE ( ; ; ; ) is a Pan-European aerospace corporation. The company's primary business is the design and manufacturing of commercial aircraft but it also has separate Airbus Defence and Space, defence and space and Airbus Helicopters, he ...

* Marc Tessier (born 1946), former chairman of

France Télévisions France Télévisions (; stylized since 2018 as ) is the French national public television broadcaster. It is a state-owned company formed from the integration of the public television channels France 2 (formerly Antenne 2) and France 3 (form ...

* Jean-Martin Folz (born 1947), former chairman and CEO of

PSA Peugeot Citroën Peugeot S.A., trading as Groupe PSA () (formerly PSA Peugeot Citroën from 1991 to 2016) was a French multinational automotive manufacturing company which produced automobiles and motorcycles under the Peugeot, Citroën, DS, Opel and Vauxhal ...

Philippe Varin Philippe is a masculine given name, cognate to Philip, and sometimes also a surname. The name may refer to: * Philippe of Belgium (born 1960), King of the Belgians (2013–present) * Philippe (footballer) (born 2000), Brazilian footballer * Prince ...

(born 1953), CEO of

(2009-2014) * Benoît Potier (born 1957), CEO of

Air Liquide Air Liquide S.A. ( , ; literally " liquid air") is a French multinational company which supplies industrial gases and services to various industries including medical, chemical and electronic manufacturers. Founded in 1902, after Linde it is ...

* Édouard Michelin (1963–2006), former CEO of

Michelin Michelin ( , ), in full ("General Company of the Michelin Enterprises P.L.S."), is a French multinational tyre manufacturing company based in Clermont-Ferrand in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes '' région'' of France. It is the second largest t ...

* Pierre Simon (1885-1977), first CEO of EDF (1946-1947) * Tidjane Thiam (born 1962), CEO of Crédit Suisse

Politicians

* Jean-François Deniau (1928–2007), statesman, diplomat, essayist and novelist ; member of the

Académie française An academy (Attic Greek: Ἀκαδήμεια; Koine Greek Ἀκαδημία) is an institution of tertiary education. The name traces back to Plato's school of philosophy, founded approximately 386 BC at Akademia, a sanctuary of Athena, the go ...

* Laurent Touvet (born 1962), conseiller d'État, directeur des libertés publiques et des affaires juridiques au ministère de l'Intérieur *

Valérie Pécresse Valérie Anne Émilie Pécresse (; Birth name, née Roux ; 14 July 1967) is a French politician who has been the President of the Regional Council (France), President of the Regional Council of Île-de-France since 2015. A member of The Republic ...

(born 1967), Minister for Higher Education and Research * Emmanuelle Mignon (born 1968), civil servant and chief of staff of President Nicolas Sarkozy

Scientists

* Albert Jacquard (1925–2013), statistician, geneticist * Xavier Le Pichon (born 1937), geophysicist, professor at

Collège de France The (), formerly known as the or as the ''Collège impérial'' founded in 1530 by François I, is a higher education and research establishment () in France. It is located in Paris near La Sorbonne. The has been considered to be France's most ...

, member of the

Académie des Sciences The French Academy of Sciences (, ) is a learned society, founded in 1666 by Louis XIV at the suggestion of Jean-Baptiste Colbert, to encourage and protect the spirit of French Scientific method, scientific research. It was at the forefron ...

* Ivar Ekeland (born 1944), mathematician * Albert Ducrocq (1921–2001), scientific, journalist and essayist * Stanislas Dehaene (born 1965), mathematician and cognitivist, professor at

, member of the

* Elyès Jouini (born 1965), economist, member of the

Institut universitaire de France The Institut Universitaire de France (IUF, Academic Institute of France), is a service of the French Ministry of Higher Education that annually distinguishes a small number of university professors for their research excellence, as evidenced by t ...

Others

* Tirso de Olazábal, Count of Arbelaiz (1842-1921), politician *

Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza Pierre Paul François Camille Savorgnan de Brazza (born Pietro Paolo Savorgnan di Brazzà; 26 January 1852 – 14 September 1905) was an Italian-French explorer. With his family's financial help, he explored the Ogooué region of Central Africa, ...

(1852–1905), explorer * Saint Charles de Foucauld (1858–1916), explorer and Catholic religious * Yves du Manoir (1904–1928), rugby player * Jean Bastien-Thiry (1927–1963), attempted to assassinate French President

Charles de Gaulle Charles André Joseph Marie de Gaulle (22 November 18909 November 1970) was a French general and statesman who led the Free France, Free French Forces against Nazi Germany in World War II and chaired the Provisional Government of the French Re ...

* Bernard Fresson (1931–2002), cinema actor * Philippe Sollers (born 1936), writer * Patrick Peugeot (born 1937), president of the Cimade * Bernard Ramanantsoa (born 1948), dean of

HEC Paris HEC Paris () is a business school and ''grande école'' located in Jouy-en-Josas, a southwestern outer suburb of Paris, France. It offers Bachelor, MiM, MSc in International Finance, MBA, EMBA, executive education, professional developm ...

from 1996 to 2015 * Bernard de Montmorillon (born 1950), dean of

Paris Dauphine University Paris Dauphine University - PSL () is a Grande École and public institution of higher education and research based in Paris, France, Collegiate university, constituent college of PSL University. As of 2022, Dauphine has 9,400 students in 8 fields ...

from 1999 to 2007 * Mac Lesggy (born 1962), scientific journalist * Julien Coupat (born 1974), political activist

References

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