What Lycée Saint-Louis does

Lycée Saint-Louis is a public French lycée located in central Paris, founded in 1820, that operates exclusively as a Classes Préparatoires aux Grandes Écoles (CPGE) institution. It delivers two-year intensive scientific preparatory programs (MPSI and PCSI in the first year; MP, MP*, PC, PC*, PSI, PSI* in the second year) aimed at candidates for competitive entrance examinations to France's elite engineering Grandes Écoles, including ISAE SUPAERO, École Polytechnique, Mines ParisTech, École Centrale Paris, ENSIIE, and Grenoble INP. A computer science option is taught within the curriculum. The institution also administers a mixed boarding facility (internat) of 356 beds (234 single rooms, 61 double rooms), a 350m² Centre de Documentation et d'Information (CDI) open until 22:30, and sports infrastructure including a multisport gymnasium, weight room, billiards room, and climbing wall.

The school's commercial activity is limited to ancillary student services rather than tuition-based revenue generation. Documented pricing includes internat (boarding) accommodation at 200–300 euros per month, billed monthly. Student admission is administered via the French national Parcoursup platform, placing the institution within the state education system rather than a market-driven tuition model. The data explicitly states revenue is not disclosed and the entity does not report commercial revenue figures.

The school also maintains a non-official web presence (lycee-saintlouis.fr) operated by a member of the pedagogical team in Île-de-France, providing content marketing, student housing guidance, and educational content aimed at prospective CPGE students. This site is informational rather than a transactional platform, and there is no evidence of proprietary technology, AI/ML capabilities, software products, or third-party integrations. The institution's primary deliverables are educational outcomes and physical infrastructure supporting student preparation for elite engineering school entry.

Name

Lycée Saint-Louis

Legal name

Lycée Saint-Louis

Website

https://lycee-saintlouis.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1820

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Lycée Saint-Louis is a historic public French lycée in Paris, founded in 1820, exclusively dedicated to Classes Préparatoires aux Grandes Écoles (CPGE), offering two-year intensive scientific preparatory tracks for admission to elite French engineering schools.

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Product category

Preparatory Education

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113), Exam Preparation and Tutoring (611691)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Charter College-Prep & Advanced Academics Schools (EDAJACAJ)

Keywords

• Preparatory education programs
• Engineering school preparation
• Boarding school services
• Scientific curriculum tracks
• Grandes Écoles preparation

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

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Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

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Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

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Core offering

Lycée Saint-Louis is a historic Parisian public lycée exclusively dedicated to Classes Préparatoires aux Grandes Écoles (CPGE), delivering two-year intensive scientific preparatory programs (MPSI, PCSI, MP, PC, PSI) with computer science options aimed at competitive entrance exams for elite French engineering Grandes Écoles. The offering is supplemented by a 356-bed mixed boarding facility (internat), a 350m² documentation center (CDI), and sports infrastructure, providing a comprehensive residential study environment.

Product overview

Lycée Saint-Louis is France's only high school exclusively dedicated to Classes Préparatoires aux Grandes Écoles (CPGE), offering intensive two-year preparatory programs for elite engineering school entrance exams. The institution provides scientific preparatory classes (MPSI, PCSI, MP, PC, PSI) with computer science options, supplemented by comprehensive boarding facilities (356 beds), a 350m² documentation center, and sports infrastructure. The educational offering focuses exclusively on preparing students for admission to France's top grandes écoles.

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Products and services

• Classes Préparatoires aux Grandes Écoles (CPGE) Two-year intensive scientific preparatory program (CPGE) preparing individual students for the competitive entrance examinations (concours) of France's elite engineering Grandes Écoles. Offered across MPSI, PCSI, MP, PC, and PSI tracks with a computer science option; admission via the national Parcoursup platform.
• Internat (Boarding Facilities)

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Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Direct peers

• Lycée Champollion: Public Grenoble lycée with a highly ranked CPGE scientific program. Comparable to Lycée Saint-Louis as a top-tier prep school feeding the same elite engineering grandes écoles across France.
• Lycée Hoche: Public Versailles lycée with a strong CPGE scientific track (MPSI/MP, PCSI/PC, PSI). Competes with Lycée Saint-Louis for top students from the broader Paris region and for grandes écoles placements.
• Lycée Pierre-de-Fermat: Public Toulouse lycée with a long-standing CPGE scientific program. Comparable to Lycée Saint-Louis as a regional elite prep school feeding top French engineering grande écoles.
• Lycée Chaptal: Paris public lycée with established CPGE scientific tracks (notably MP/PC/PSI). Direct Paris-based peer competing for the same student pool and grandes écoles placements.
• Lycée Louis-le-Grand: Historic Paris public lycée offering the most prestigious CPGE scientific and literary tracks in France. Direct competitor to Lycée Saint-Louis in the same central Paris catchment and in the competition for top grandes écoles placements.
• Lycée Janson de Sailly: Major Paris public lycée with a sizeable CPGE scientific offering. Direct competitor in the same Paris geography for top students applying through Parcoursup.
• Lycée du Parc: Public Lyon lycée with one of the top CPGE scientific programs in France. Regional direct peer that competes with Lycée Saint-Louis for national-level top applicants and grandes écoles placements.
• Lycée Sainte-Geneviève (Ginette): Private Catholic lycée in Versailles with a top-tier CPGE scientific program (MPSI, PCSI, MP, PC, PSI). A leading competitor for elite engineering school placements, often ranked alongside Paris CPGEs.
• Lycée Henri IV: Elite Paris public lycée with top-ranked CPGE scientific and literary/hypokhâgne tracks. Directly competes with Lycée Saint-Louis for the same applicant pool and feeds many of the same grandes écoles.
• Lycée Faidherbe: Public Lille lycée with a renowned CPGE scientific program. Peer in the same national CPGE ecosystem, competing with Lycée Saint-Louis for the broadest pool of top science-track applicants.

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Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

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