Institution Notre-Dame de Sainte-Croix explained

Institution Notre-Dame de Sainte-Croix
Location:	30 Avenue du Roule
City:	92200 Neuilly-sur-Seine
Country:	France
Established:	1856
Principal:	Dominique de Chermont
Students:	2,100
Website:	saintecroix-de-neuilly

The Institution Notre-Dame de Sainte-Croix, often called Sainte-Croix de Neuilly, is a Roman Catholic educational institution under contract with the State, located in Neuilly-sur-Seine in the Hauts-de-Seine department in France.^[1]

History

Founded in 1856 at the Château des Ternes by the Congregation of Holy Cross, the establishment was transferred to its present location in 1866.^[2]

The national ranking of classes préparatoires aux grandes écoles (CPGE) is based on the admission rate of students to the grandes écoles.^[3]

In 2021, 31.50% of the class entered the top 3 (HEC, ESSEC, ESCP) and 80.3% the top 6, thus confirming the progression of previous years.^[4]

Notable Alumni

• Alain Daniélou, French historian, Indologist, intellectual, musicologist, translator, writer, and notable Western convert to and expert on the Shaivite sect of Hinduism
• Bertrand Le Gendre, French journalist and essayis
• Bernard Lefort, French lyric baritone, and later an opera director
• François Polgár, contemporary French choral conductor, organist, composer and musicologist
• Étienne Vatelot, French luthier

See also

• Catholic Church in France
• Education in France
• List of schools in France

Notes and References

1. Web site: Institution Notre-Dame de Sainte-Croix – Définition et Explications. Techno-Science.net.
2. Web site: Institution Ste-Croix. Ville de Neuilly-sur-Seine.
3. Web site: Institution Notre-Dame de Sainte-Croix.. 20 March 2017.
4. Web site: Lycée Notre-Dame-de-Sainte-Croix – Classement 2023 des prépas. www.letudiant.fr.