Saint Jean Hulst, founded in 1878, is a secondary school located in Versailles (France). The old name, Saint Jean de Béthune, is still often seen and used. The school has more than 3,000 students from collège (the first four years of secondary education in France) to lyceum. It is known for its Baccalauréat results: 100% accepted from 2006 to 2014. It was also the third largest contributor of students to the Instituts d'études politiques (SciencesPo) in 2009.

Famous alumni

19th century

Georges Lacombe (1868-1916), sculptor

Henri Émilien Rousseau (1875-1933), painter

Henri Marret (1878-1964), painter

Paul Richaud (1887-1968), Catholic Cardinal

Jacques de La Presle (1888-1969), composer

(1899-1967), missionary and Prelate

Emmanuel d'Astier de La Vigerie (1900-1969), journalist and politician

1901-1950

René Voillaume (1905-2003), priest and theologian

Jehan Alain (1911-1940), organist and composer

Armand-François Le Bourgeois (1911-2005), Bishop

Maurice Teynac (1915-1992), actor

(1916-1987), writer and journalist

Antoine de La Garanderie (1920-2010), educator and philosopher

(1921-2001), cyberneticist

(1929- ), comedian

(1933- ), journalist

Gilles de Robien (1941- ), politician

(1942- ), Bishop

(1947- ), journalist

(1947- ), composer

Erik Arnoult, known as Érik Orsenna (1947- ), politician and novelist

Henry de Lesquen (1949- ), politician

1951-2000

Bruno Guiblet (1951- ), novelist

(1960- ), comedian

François de Mazières (1960- ), politician

(1961- ), journalist

(1962- ), government official

Étienne de Montety (1965- ), writer and journalist

Lycées in Yvelines

Schools in France

Educational institutions established in 1878

1878 establishments in France

Saint Jean Hulst