The lycée Racine is a public school in the quartier de l'Europe located in the

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. It consists of a

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as well as

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assistant manager and BTS bank staff courses. It takes the name of

Jean Racine Jean-Baptiste Racine ( , ; ; 22 December 1639 – 21 April 1699) was a French dramatist, one of the three great playwrights of 17th-century France, along with Molière and Corneille, as well as an important literary figure in the Western tr ...

, playwright and

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to the King. The main site is served by the métro stations of Saint-Lazare, Saint-Augustin and

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. The second site (Naples) is served by the stations Villiers, Europe and Miromesnil.

History

Lycée Racine was built by the architect Paul Gout and opened in 1886. It was the second

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to open in Paris, after the lycée Fénelon. The establishment bears the name of

, French playwright of the 17th century.

Organisation

The lycée is split into two sites: the main site is located at 20 rue du Rocher (''Rocher''), and the second site is located at 38 rue de Naples (''Naples''). The acquisition of the second site allowed the school to increase capacity, and start bilingual and trilingual BTS classes. The sport classes take place in the gymnasium of ''Naples'' and in the outside areas. However, there are also some sport activities at ''Rocher''. Each site has its own school life, its own canteen, and its own library. Classes are run between the two sites, apart from the science track (S) and part-time courses (double courses in music and dance) which take place at ''Rocher'' for practical reasons.

Classes

The lycée Racine includes part-time classes for those students involved in arts at a high level in national or regional conservatoires, etc. It has its own orchestra and choir. Students are able to use their free time to practice the arts, and are offered parallel baccalauréats in literature and science. The lycée has (school year 2016/2017) : There are currently around and .

Lycée ranking

In 2016, the lycée was ranked 68th out of 112 at départemental level in terms of teaching quality, and 652nd at national level. The ranking is based on three criteria: the level of bac results, the proportion of students obtaining their baccalauréat who spent their last two years at the establishment, and the ''value added'' (calculated based on social origin of the students, their age, and their national diploma results). 97% achieved in 2016. 100% in L.

Alumni

Current and former teachers

* Didier Blonde, writer (essays and theatre) * Valérie Hannin, historian, editor of the magazine ''

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'' (history-geography) * Vincent Warnier, organist (music) * Jacques Bardin (writer) *

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Former students

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(1907–1972), novelist *

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(1968–), actress *

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aka Madame Simone (1877–1985), actress and academic *

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, actress * Germaine Chénin-Moselly (1902–1950), engraver *

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(1900–1994), actress *

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(1921–1945), resistant *

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, politician * Monique Canto-Sperber, philosopher * Monique Cottret, historian *

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, actress * Françoise Héritier, anthropologist Eugénie Bastié
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'', Thursday 16 November 2017, page 37. *

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, actress *

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, psychoanalyst *

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, pianist * Anne Brunswic, journalist and writer *

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, dancer, head of the school of dance of the Opéra de Paris *

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, actress *

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, pianist and actress *

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, actress * Kevin Razy, humorist * Max Boublil, humorist * Lola Créton, actress *

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, dancer * Thierry Malandain, choreographer, director of the ballet Biarritz * Clément Ducol, orchestrator *

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, cellist *

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, pianist *

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, dancer and master of the ballet of the Opéra de Paris. *

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, orchestrator *

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(dancer in the Ballet of the Opéra national de Paris) * Jean-François Zygel (pianist) *

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(director) * Pierre Pincemaille, musician and organist.

Notes and references

External links

Site officiel du lycée Racine
{{Authority control Racine Lycee Racine Racine School buildings completed in 1886