Lycée Condorcet
The Lycée Condorcet (French: [lise kɔ̃dɔʁsɛ]) is a school founded in 1803 in Paris, France, located at 8, rue du Havre, in the city's 9th arrondissement. It is one of the four oldest high schools in Paris and also one of the most prestigious. Since its inception, various political eras have seen it given a number of different names, but its identity today honors the memory of the Marquis de Condorcet. The school provides secondary education as part of the French education system. Henri Bergson, Horace Finaly, Claude Lévi-Strauss, Marcel Proust, Jean-Luc Marion, Francis Poulenc and Paul Verlaine are some of the students who attended the Lycée Condorcet.
| Lycée Condorcet | |
|---|---|
1808 engraving of the Lycée's entrance | |
| Address | |
8 rue du Havre Paris , , 75009 France | |
| Information | |
| School type | Public school, Secondary education, Higher School Preparatory Classes |
| Established | 10 September 1803 |
| School district | 9th arrondissement of Paris |
| Authority | Académie de Paris |
| Headmaster | Patrick ROUIL |
| Staff | 86 (in 2007) |
| Number of students | ~1000 students |
| Language | French |
| Color(s) | Condorcet Red |
| Graduates | 100% (2019) |
| Foreign languages | English, German, Spanish, Italian, Latin, Ancient Greek |
| Website | https://lycee-condorcet.ac-paris.fr |
Some of the school's famous teachers include Jean Beaufret, Paul Bénichou, Jean-Marie Guyau, Jean-Paul Sartre, and Stéphane Mallarmé.