What lycée châtelet douai does

Cité scolaire Albert Châtelet (commonly referenced as lycée châtelet douai) is a public French secondary educational institution located in Douai, in the Nord department of the Hauts-de-France region. It is operated by the French Ministry of Education (Éducation Nationale) and combines a collège (middle school), a lycée (high school), and CPGE (Classes Préparatoires aux Grandes Écoles) preparatory classes on a single campus, serving approximately 680 middle school students, 1,480 high school students, and 200 teaching staff.

The institution delivers the standard French national curriculum supplemented by a broad portfolio of electives and specialized tracks, including the ESABAC French-Italian bilingual baccalaureate section, a European section with enhanced English, CHAM (Classes à Horaires Aménagés Musique) music training, theatre, fine arts, sciences and laboratory, law and contemporary global issues (DGEMC), literary Arabic, and the aeronautical initiation certificate (BIA). CPGE programs prepare students for entrance to elite French engineering and business schools (Grandes Écoles), and the institution also runs a ULIS inclusion unit for students with disabilities and publishes a student-run magazine, La Voix de Châtelet.

The technology stack consists of standard educational software: an ENT (Espace Numérique de Travail) digital workspace and the Turboself catering management system, with no proprietary technology components. The business model is non-commercial: as a public school there are no tuition fees, and revenue (where the term applies) comes from French Ministry of Education allocations routed through regional (Région) and local authority budgets. Distribution occurs through the French national education enrollment system (Affelnet), with the catchment area in Douai. Partnerships anchor the offering, including the Conservatoire à Rayonnement Régional de Douai for music productions, primary schools for the CHAM pipeline, and Erasmus+ exchanges with Italian partner schools in the Pouilles (Apulia) region.

Name

lycée châtelet douai

Legal name

Cité scolaire Albert Châtelet

Website

https://chatelet-douai.fr

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Cité scolaire Albert Châtelet is a French public secondary educational institution in Douai, operated by the Ministry of Education, combining a collège, lycée, and CPGE preparatory classes. It serves approximately 2,160 students from the Douai catchment area with a broad curriculum including ESABAC, CHAM music, and Grandes Écoles preparation.

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Product category

Secondary Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111), Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (611310)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

English Learner (EL/ESL/ELL) & Bilingual Education Programs (EDAJAGAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Honors & Advanced Coursework Tutoring (non-AP/IB) (EDANAKAD)

Keywords

• Secondary education services
• Public secondary school
• Preparatory classes
• French baccalaureate programs
• Inclusive education programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Douai

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Public Education Funding: Funded by French Ministry of Education through regional council (Région) and local authority budgets. No direct tuition fees for students under French public education system.

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Core offering

Cité scolaire Albert Châtelet is a public French secondary educational institution providing tuition-free education from collège (middle school, 6e–3e) through lycée (high school, 2nde–Terminale) and including CPGE (Classes Préparatoires aux Grandes Écoles) post-baccalaureate preparation for elite French higher education. It delivers the standard French national curriculum alongside specialized programs (ESABAC French-Italian bilingual section, European class, ULIS inclusive education) and a broad portfolio of elective options (theatre, fine arts, sciences and laboratory, DGEMC law, literary Arabic, BIA aeronautics), as well as extracurricular activities such as a student press club.

Product overview

Cité scolaire Albert Châtelet is a French public secondary education institution (collège and lycée) offering a broad portfolio of educational programs and options. The school provides core general education at the collège and lycée levels, with specialized programs including CPGE (classes préparatoires) for higher education preparation, the ESABAC bilingual French-Italian section, and a European section with enhanced English. Elective options span the arts (theatre, fine arts), sciences (Sciences and Laboratory), law and contemporary issues (DGEMC), literary Arabic, and aeronautics (BIA). The school also supports students with disabilities via ULIS inclusion units, and publishes a student-run magazine (La Voix de Châtelet) as an extracurricular press offering.

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Products and services

• Collège Education Program Core French national middle school (collège) curriculum for students ages 11–15 across 6e, 5e, 4e, and 3e, including a ULIS inclusion program for students with disabilities.
• Lycée Education Program French national high school (lycée) curriculum for students ages 15–18 across 2nde, 1ère, and Terminale, preparing them for the general baccalaureate with multiple specialization streams.
• CPGE (Classes Préparatoires aux Grandes Écoles) Two-year post-baccalaureate intensive preparatory program for entrance examinations to French elite engineering and commercial Grandes Écoles, with dedicated open days, admission procedures, housing support, and student testimonials.
• Section ESABAC (French-Italian Bilingual Baccalaureate) Bilingual French-Italian baccalaureate program combining French and Italian curricula, with student exchange trips to Turin and partner schools in Italy.
• European Class (Classe Européenne) European section program with enhanced English language instruction and European curriculum components offered at the lycée level.
• ULIS (Unité Localisée pour l'Inclusion Scolaire) Localized inclusion unit providing specialized educational support for students with disabilities or special educational needs within the school.
• Lycée Elective Options Program Portfolio of elective options available to lycée students, including theatre, sciences and laboratory, DGEMC law and contemporary issues, literary Arabic (LV3), and aeronautical initiation (BIA).
• Collège Fine Arts Elective (Arts Plastiques) Fine arts elective at the collège level covering visual arts, drawing, and creative expression.
• La Voix de Châtelet (Student Press Club Magazine) Student-produced newspaper magazine created by the collège press club, featuring news, reportages, portraits, comics, and games as an extracurricular offering.

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Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Schools in Pouilles, Italy (Erasmus)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 11 December 2025Italian partner schools in the Apulia (Pouilles) region for student exchange program under Erasmus+. Students from Châtelet visited Cisternino and other local schools.
• Conservatoire à Rayonnement Régional de DouaicoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for musical performances and artistic events. The school choir and orchestra perform at the conservatory, with accompaniment by the conservatory's 40-musician harmony orchestra during major productions like 'Arthur et Platon'.
• École François LemairecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrimary school partner for the CHAM (Classes à Horaires Aménagés Musique) program, allowing musically gifted students to combine regular education with specialized music training from an early age.
• École Les Blancs MouchonscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrimary school partner for the CHAM (Classes à Horaires Aménagés Musique) program, collaborating with the school on musical education and joint performances.
• Erasmus+ ProgramcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEuropean Union educational exchange program enabling student exchanges, particularly documented with schools in the Pouilles (Apulia) region of Italy. Includes both outgoing student visits and hosting of international students.

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Direct peers

• Lycée Champollion: Public French lycée in Grenoble with established CPGE programs across multiple tracks. Comparable regional secondary institution with similar Grandes Écoles preparation focus.
• Lycée du Parc: Public French lycée in Lyon with strong CPGE program across scientific and commercial tracks. Comparable regional secondary institution with similar Grandes Écoles preparation pipeline.
• Lycée Louis-le-Grand: Prestigious Parisian public lycée renowned for its CPGE program preparing students for elite Grandes Écoles. Comparable structure (public secondary institution with CPGE) but at national-top-tier prestige.
• Lycée Janson-de-Sailly: Large Parisian public lycée (over 3,000 students) with broad curriculum, special sections, and CPGE offerings. Comparable scale and breadth of specialized tracks.
• Lycée Faidherbe: Public French lycée in Lille (Hauts-de-France) with established CPGE programs and similar specialized tracks. Closely comparable regional peer serving a similar demographic in the same administrative region.
• Lycée Henri-IV: Elite Parisian public lycée with a top-ranked CPGE program and strong humanities/science tracks. Comparable public-secondary-with-CPGE structure at national-prestige scale.
• Lycée Thiers: Public French lycée in Marseille with established CPGE program and similar baccalaureate specializations. Comparable regional secondary institution serving a major non-Paris metro area.
• Lycée Pierre-de-Fermat: Public French lycée in Toulouse with strong CPGE offerings (maths sup/spé) and similar specialization tracks. Comparable regional secondary institution serving a major non-Paris metro area.
• Lycée Hoche: Public French lycée in Versailles with renowned CPGE classes preparing students for top engineering and commercial Grandes Écoles. Same public-secondary-with-CPGE model.
• Lycée Saint-Louis: Prestigious Parisian public lycée with one of the largest CPGE programs in France. Same public-secondary-with-CPGE structure, focused heavily on Grandes Écoles preparation.

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Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

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