Religious affiliation(s) Catholicism Phone +33 1 44 30 26 00 Motto Labor et dilectio (Latin) | Colour(s) Black, green and white Founded 1839 | |
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Website www.saintjeandepassy.fr Address 72 Rue Raynouard, 75016 Paris, France Similar Saint Louis De Gonzagu, École Sainte‑Éli, Notre Dame Des Oiseaux, Establish Gerson, Institute De La Tour | ||
Saint-Jean-de-Passy is a private catholic school located in the 16th arrondissement of Paris. It is one of the most reputed schools in France, historical rival to the Lycée Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague. It enrolls students from the first to the twelfth grades, and a small number of postgraduates.
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History
In 1839, the Frères des écoles chrétiennes opened a boarding school in the Parisian neighborhood of Passy. Preparatory classes for the grandes écoles were set in 1860 and the school was visited by Minister of education Victor Duruy in 1864. At the turn of the twentieth century, the secular laws of France forced the Frères de Passy to go into exile in 1905. The school set temporary residence in Froyennes, Belgium. However, in the Parisian neighborhood of Passy, a local association of parents started using the disaffected buildings of the old boarding school to recreate the school, without religious attributes in order to satisfy the government. In 1933, the school joined the regional diocese and renamed itself "Saint Jean de Passy". Scenes from Le Cri de la soie were shot at the school.
Academics
The school has an elementary school, middle school and high school as well as preparatory classes for the grandes écoles. Saint-Jean-de-Passy is a very selective school.