The Lycée Henri-IV [1] (sometimes called HIV, H4, or Henri-Quatre) is a public secondary school located in Paris. Along with Louis-le-Grand, it is widely regarded as one of the most demanding in France.
The school has more than 2,500 pupils from collège (the first four years of secondary education in France) to classes préparatoires (classes to prepare students for entrance to the elite Grandes écoles).[1]
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At the yearly competitive entrance examinations for the various scientific, humanities, and business Grandes Écoles, students from the Lycée Henri-IV's classes préparatoires regularly have the highest rate of admission.
Henri-IV is located in the nationally-historic buildings of the former Sainte Geneviève abbey.[1] After the French revolution, it was transformed into a public lycée, the first one in France. It is located in the heart of the Latin Quarter[1] on the left bank of the river Seine, near the Panthéon, the church Saint-Étienne-du-Mont, and the rue Mouffetard. The Latin Quarter is the traditional academic neighborhood of Paris. Rich in history, architecture, and culture, this area encompasses the oldest and the most prestigious educational establishments in France: (the École Normale Supérieure, the Sorbonne, the Collège de France, the Lycée Louis-le-Grand, etc.)
The High School
Beeing accepted at Henri IV is not easy. It has nothing to do with where you live. Students are all chosen because of their grades. They're all coming from different middle school all around France. This cosmopolitan philosophy enable the school to have a large and strong range of cultural values. The education is very well rated and the conditions of work are optimum thanks to the multiple qualities of the teachers.
Henri-IV is proud to always have great marks and results for the baccalaureat (one of the higher rate of France). Moreover, the high school have a high level education since the selection at the beginning is hard.
Famous alumni
- Henri d'Orléans, Duke of Aumale, governor-general of Algeria, member of parliament, member of the Académie française, the Académie des Beaux Arts and the Académie des Sciences morales et politiques
- other sons of King Louis-Philippe
- Guy Béart, singer
- Jean-Marie Benoist, anthropologist
- Léon Blum, French prime minister (of the Front populaire party)
- Jean-Louis Bory, novelist and film critic
- Jacques de Bourbon Busset, co-founder of CERN, member of the Académie française
- Patrick Bruel, composer (who refers to the lycée in his song, «Place des grands hommes»)
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Famous teachers
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See also
Bibliography
- Sophie Peltier-Le Dinh, Danielle Michel-Chich, André Arnold-Peltier, Le Lycée Henri-IV, entre potaches et moines copistes, PIPPA , (ISBN 978-2-916506-16-6) 14€90 (photographs)
Notes
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- "Lycée Henri-IV à Paris" (institution website),
- Address: 23, rue Clovis, 75005 PARIS
- Website: LycHenri4-Paris-web.
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