Lycée Carcado-Saisseval

The lycée was formed from the Œuvre des enfants délaissés, an institution formed in 1803 by two widows, Mme de Carcado and Mme de Saisseval, ladies of the company of the sister of Louis XVI and engaged since the French Revolution to the Société du Cœur de Marie.[1]

The lycée currently has (2016–2017) more than 1,400 students. It is a private school, which issues professional qualifications in the field of public health and commerce.

In 2005, the lycée was labelled by the Ministry of National Education (France) : "Lycée des Métiers des Activités Sanitaires et Sociales et des Activités Commerciales".

It issues a wide range of qualifications, including professional qualifications (bac pro, CAP) technological education (bac techno) and private qualifications (Brevet de technicien supérieur, licences pro).[2]

The lycée is still under the tutelage of the Filles du Cœur de Marie, with a motherhouse located inside the premises.[3]

In 2015, the lycée was ranked 84th out of 109 at départemental level in terms of quality of teaching, and 1261th at national level.[4] The ranking is based on three criteria: the bac results, the proportion of students achieving their baccalauréat who spent their last two years at the establishment, and added value (calculated by looking at the social origin of students, their age, and their diploma results).[5]