Collége Sévigné - Secondary Campus

Paris, France. The secondary campus is at 28 Rue Pierre-Nicole, 75005 Paris. A primary campus is at 95 Boulevard Arago, 75014 Paris. The secondary site is accessible by RER B Port-Royal and bus lines 38, 83, and 91.

Collège (middle school) and Lycée (high school).

Accessibility provisions exist for people with disabilities; the secondary campus (28 Rue Pierre-Nicole, 75005 Paris) is reachable by RER B Port-Royal and bus lines 38, 83, 91; contact Mme Fillion at 01 53 10 14 14 or by email to arrange accommodations.

Secular

The school day ends at 16:20, with after-school workshops available until 17:10; lessons are in 50-minute modules; midday breaks include two 50-minute blocks for rest or clubs.

The secondary campus is accessible by RER B Port-Royal and bus lines 38, 83, and 91.

The Collège Sévigné offers two English–French bilingual tracks in the secondary school: Anglais bilingue, humanités, sciences, and Anglais +, humanités, sciences. Entering 6e requires prior intensive English study; a placement test assesses English, French and mathematics for new entrants. In Anglais bilingue, students use English as the language of schooling for writing and speaking, studying English-language literature, a science subject, and social studies in English with native-speaking teachers. Anglais + provides expanded English exposure and is open to all profiles; a placement test in French and mathematics determines the appropriate level. This track emphasizes English immersion — including English-language arts taught entirely in English, and integrated English-language physical education and arts — with particular attention to classical humanities and scientific culture.

Brevet national (Diplôme National du Brevet) 2025: all students passed; 100% earned mentions. Baccalauréat 2025: all students passed; 93% earned mentions.

The Collège Sévigné has a caring educational project aimed at the wellbeing of students in the collège and lycée through guidance, engagement, and prevention. It promotes a calm and secure school climate that supports social‑emotional skills and the mental and physical health of all students. The Life Scolaire service is led by a college referent and about ten education assistants who supervise students outside class, with regular climate surveys to adapt provisions to student needs. It educates for citizenship through projects addressing engagement in the city, prevention of harassment and gender equality, and runs Citizenship Pathways from 6e to Terminale in partnership with student councils and eco‑delegates. The Health Unit prevents, promotes, and safeguards students' physical and mental health, providing empathetic listening and coordinated support from the nurse (on-site daily), the psychologist (by appointment), and the school doctor; health education covers sport, nutrition, stress management, addictions prevention, first‑aid training, and sexuality education. The school handles reports of harassment, racism, antisemitism, or homophobia via a dedicated commission that investigates signals and proposes appropriate educational actions, sanctions, or exclusions when needed.

The Life Scolaire referents accompany and provide educational follow‑up to students who encounter difficulties, in partnership with the health pole. The college also provides financial aid through a six‑member commission that reviews requests for assistance with tuition, meals, or study costs in a confidential and supportive manner. For lycée students facing ongoing financial hardship, Mathilde Salomon scholarships can cover the full tuition; several scholarships were allocated in 2024 with plans for 2025. The school offers these supports to help families remain enrolled when facing financial difficulty.

The primary school at Collège Sévigné is bilingual, with instruction delivered in French and English on an equal basis starting from the moyenne section; bilingual education has been in place since 2016. The program provides a bicultural approach suitable for francophone, anglophone, bilingual, and multilingual families and draws on translanguaging research and neuroscience.

The Santé Parcours Santé and the health team address mental wellbeing through prevention, promotion, and attentive support. The pôle santé collaborates with teachers, leadership, and Life Scolaire to deliver health education and provide listening and guidance; the nurse is available daily, the psychologist sees students by appointment, and the school doctor assists families as needed. The Parcours Santé includes sessions on the benefits of sport, healthy eating, stress management, prevention of eating disorders, prevention of addictions, first‑aid training (PSC1), and education on life and sexuality, with partnerships that bring in university researchers and health professionals.

A dedicated safeguarding framework is in place: the school coordinates reporting and investigation of issues such as harassment, racism, antisemitism, and homophobia through a voting‑and‑investigation process managed by a dedicated commission that can propose educational measures, sanctions, or exclusion as appropriate, after inquiry. The Health Unit also provides confidential listening and support as part of safeguarding the wellbeing of students.

6th grade admissions
1. Application start and tracks: The Collège Sévigné offers two 6e–3e tracks: the English bilingual Humanities, Sciences track (reserved for students who have completed bilingual primary schooling) and the English Plus track (Anglais +, Humanities, Sciences) open to all profiles. A Mandarin initiation option is available within both tracks. Admission decisions are communicated from mid-February for the bilingual track and from mid-March for the Anglais + track.

2. When to apply and dates: The dépôt des demandes d'inscription en sixième begins on October 13, 2025 for the 2026–27 year. The process follows a fixed timeline with testing and decision dates as described above. If you are applying from outside the Paris region, tests can be sent to the child's current school.

3. What to prepare: Prepare a letter of motivation from the parents (Word or PDF) plus an online questionnaire. Upload the 2024–2025 school reports (one PDF per trimester; if semestrial, upload the first semester twice) and the 2025–2026 reports as they become available. Include any other documents you wish to share.

4. Online submission and fees: Complete the online form indicating both legal guardians on all pages, print the acknowledgment, and email it to the secretariat with signatures on every page. Pay the 120€ non-refundable pre-registration fee online. Ensure the current year's reports are sent to the secretariat as they arrive.

5. Testing and accessibility: Your child will be invited to take an indicative test on one of these dates: December 3, 2025; December 10, 2025; January 14, 2026; January 28, 2026; February 4, 2026; February 11, 2026. From February 12, 2026, tests are offered more occasionally. For pupils not living in the Paris region, tests are sent to the child's current establishment. Pupils with specific needs may have their tests adapted if informed in advance.

6. Test content by track: For the bilingual track, tests cover mathematics, French, and English. For the Anglais + track, tests cover mathematics and French only.

7. Capacity and outcome: Despite a strong pool of candidates, the number of places is limited. Admission decisions are communicated following the tests, and many families choose for their child to complete the entire course at Sévigné.

Inscriptions for other classes (5e, 4e, 3e, 1re, Terminale)
1. Application window and timeline: Applications for 5e, 4e, 3e, 1re and Terminale are accepted within the limits of available places, with responses provided from mid-April 2026.

2. College and lycée options: At the collège level, there are three classes per year with English as LVA; German/Spanish/Italian are offered as LVB options; Mandarin is offered from 6e as an option; a bilingual French/English track is available at all collège levels. At the lycée level, there are four classes per year; a World path prepares students for the French international baccalaureate, and a Europe path begins in Seconde with intensified English, allowing progression to the World path in Première or continuing Europe with the Euro section and IELTS.

3. Required documents and online forms: Prepare a parents' motivation letter for all levels; for students from 3e upward, complete and upload the Mieux-vous-connaître form; provide 2024–2025 reports (one PDF per trimester) and the current year reports as they arrive; for lycée international applicants (BFI), download and have the English questionnaire completed by the student's English teacher and email it back. For 1re and Terminale, ensure the online pre-registration form is completed with the chosen options and specialties.

4. Online submission and fees: Complete the online form for the appropriate level (1re/Tale or 5e/4e/3e) indicating the legal guardians; print the receipt and email it to the secretariat with signatures on all pages. Pay the 120€ non-refundable pre-registration fee online. Send the current year's reports to the secretariat as they arrive.

5. Additional notes: The process includes a similar emphasis on document submission and online handling as for 6e, with specific forms and options for lycée international applicants and for the different tracks in collège and lycée.

Scholarships
The Mathilde Salomon Scholarship provides aid to families and is designed to broaden access to Sévigné. Beginning in 2024, the scholarship was awarded to 5 lycée students (secondes) for all of their lycée schooling; in 2025, 5 of the 40 new secondes will be awarded the Mathilde Salomon scholarship based on project and motivation. The program aims to reach about 10% of our lycée students by 2030 and may cover all tuition for recipients; recipients also receive targeted tutoring to support their integration. Donations support this program, and there is a form for information requests.