Lycée Saint-Thomas-d'Aquin

The lycée Saint-Thomas-d’Aquin is a school famous as the establishment where Général de Gaulle undertook his primary studies. It is also known as the école des Frères des écoles chrétiennes de la paroisse Saint-Thomas-d’Aquin. It was a primary school at the time. Since then, the original building has been completely destroyed, and a new building constructed in its place. Charles de Gaulle later became President of the Republic, head of the French Resistance and of Free France. A commemorative plaque noting his attendance at the school can be found in the hall of establishment above the doors to the courtyard (primary classes).

See also: Aquin
Lycée Saint-Thomas-d'Aquin
Location
44, rue de Grenelle, Paris

France
Coordinates48.854187°N 2.326838°E / 48.854187; 2.326838
Information
PrincipalOlivier Duchenoy
Websitewww.lycee-saint-thomas-daquin.fr

Father Raymond-Jacques Tournay, church leader, member of the École Biblique, and resistant during the Occupation, also attended the primary school.[1]

More recently, actresses Élodie Bouchez and Ana Girardot, also attended the school.

Name and history

Thomas Aquinas was one of the major Doctors of the Church of the Middle Ages. The name of Saint Thomas Aquinas was also given to the nearby Église Saint-Thomas-d'Aquin (Paris), built in the 17th century, and to the neighboring parish. It is also given to the neighborhood.

Current establishment

Today, the lycée Saint-Thomas-d’Aquin is a lycée of general French Catholic private education, under contract in association with the state, located at 44, rue de Grenelle in Paris (7th arrondissement of Paris) [2] headed by Olivier Duchenoy.

It is relatively small (no more than 500 students.)[2]

Classes

Today, the establishment consists of around 12 classes from the second year to finish, and includes Baccalauréat. There are also options in languages, economics, maths, and sciences, with specialities including theatre, plastic arts, and sport. Languages include English, German, Spanish, and Italian. The lycée also offer a special option: a second year immersion in the USA. The results for the Baccalauréat in 2010 were at 96% compared to an expected result of 94%.[3] In 2017, the level of results was at 100%.

Ranking of the Lycée

In 2015, the lycée ranked 32nd of 109 at departmental level in terms of teaching quality, and 288th at national level.[4] The ranking was based on three criteria: the level of bac results, the proportion of students who achieved their baccalauréat and spent their last two years at the establishment, and the added value (calculated based on social origin of the students, their age, and their diploma results).[5]

Headteachers
  • 2002-2014 : Bernard Veillé
  • Since 2014 : Olivier Duchenoy

Other schools of the same name

Notes and references
  1. notice nécrologique, p. 38
  2. "Site officiel". Lycée Saint-Thomas-d'Aquin (in French). Archived from the original on 6 February 2010. Retrieved 18 September 2010.
  3. "Palmarès Figaro 2010". Le Figaro (in French). Retrieved 18 September 2010.
  4. Classement départemental et national du lycée
  5. Falga, Pierre (22 March 2017). "Palmarès des lycées 2017: notre méthodologie". L'Express (in French). Retrieved 3 September 2018.
  6. "Le taux brut représente la réussite des candidats présentés au baccalauréat pour une année donnée". Le Figaro (in French). Retrieved 18 September 2010.
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