What Enseignement catholique d'Ille-et-Vilaine - DDEC 35 does

Enseignement catholique d'Ille-et-Vilaine - DDEC 35 (DDEC35) is the diocesan direction coordinating the Catholic education network in the Ille-et-Vilaine department of Brittany, France. The organization supports a network of 332 affiliated schools — 250 primary schools (écoles) and 82 secondary schools (collèges et lycées) — serving 85,794 students, apprentices, and trainees, staffed by 5,104 teachers. Its core function is to provide pedagogical, administrative, pastoral, and institutional animation to member establishments, in coordination with partner federations UDOGEC 35 (school management), APEL 35 (parents), and UGSEL 35 (sports). DDEC35 operates two educational tracks (1er Degré for primary and 2nd Degré for secondary) and a suite of specialized support services including psychology, crisis management (Cellule de crise), inclusive education coordination (PIAL), complex educational situations/mediation, pastoral animation, real estate administration, and administrative/financial services. The cross-cutting Établissement Universel initiative, launched in April 2023, aims to transform practices for universal accessibility of learning and is being scaled to regional scope via a Brittany-wide event in October 2026.

The business model is anchored in the French "contrat d'association" framework: Catholic schools under contract with the French state receive government per-pupil funding, supplemented by regulated parental tuition contributions. DDEC35 itself sits above the individual schools, capturing a share of network economics through coordination budgets, diocesan resources, and grants rather than direct tuition collection; individual revenue is not publicly disclosed. The go-to-market is direct-to-consumer at the school level — families enroll children locally — while DDEC35's commercial motion is institutional, serving member schools and their federations. The technology footprint is modest: a WordPress website (ec35.bzh) with Azure AD-backed portal access for school heads and Google Analytics for traffic analysis. No proprietary software, AI/ML, APIs, or consumer applications are offered. Marketing is conducted primarily through the ec35.bzh website, a LinkedIn corporate presence, and partner channels (UDOGEC, APEL, UGSEL).

DDEC35 is a private, diocesan-coordinated entity with no external investors, no parent company, no subsidiaries, and no funding rounds disclosed. It is led by Directeur Diocésain Stéphane Chassard Guillard (appointed 2025 by Archbishop Monseigneur d'Ornellas) and headquartered at 51 rue de Brest, Rennes. The network has received regional recognition in 2025 through the E3D (sustainable development) and EAC (arts and cultural education) labels awarded by regional education authorities, and is active in international programs via the Erasmus+-backed Consortium Believe.

Name

Enseignement catholique d'Ille-et-Vilaine - DDEC 35

Legal name

DDEC35

Website

https://ec35.bzh

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

DDEC35 is the diocesan direction coordinating the Catholic education network of Ille-et-Vilaine in Brittany, France, supporting 332 schools (250 primary, 82 secondary), 85,794 students, and 5,104 teachers through pedagogical, pastoral, administrative, and inclusive-education services under the French state-contracted private education framework.

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akta.pro rank

Product category

Private Catholic K-12 Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Faith-Based (Religious) K–12 Schools (EDAJABAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Denominational & Ecclesiastical Governance Bodies (Dioceses, Synods, Conferences) (BPAGAJAB), Charter Special Education & Inclusive Programs (EDAJACAF)

Keywords

• Catholic primary education
• Secondary Catholic schooling
• Inclusive education coordination
• Pastoral animation services
• Private Catholic K-12

Headquarters

HQ city

Rennes

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Infrastructure, Operations, Others

Revenue model

1. Educational services: Provides Catholic education services through a network of 332 schools (250 primary schools and 82 secondary schools) serving 85,794 students. Revenue is generated through government funding for contracted private education and parental tuition contributions.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Enseignement catholique d'Ille-et-Vilaine - DDEC 35 is the diocesan direction coordinating a network of 332 Catholic schools (250 primary schools and 82 secondary schools — collèges and lycées) serving 85,794 students, apprentices and trainees, supported by 5,104 teachers in the Ille-et-Vilaine department of Brittany, France. The organization delivers pedagogical, administrative, financial, pastoral, psychological, inclusive-education, crisis-management, and real-estate services to its affiliated schools under a government-contracted private Catholic education framework.

Product overview

Enseignement catholique d'Ille-et-Vilaine - DDEC 35 operates as a coordinated network of Catholic educational establishments offering comprehensive services. The organization provides two core educational tracks: 1er Degré (primary schools) and 2nd Degré (secondary schools - colleges and lycées). These are supported by specialized services including Psychology, Crisis Management, Inclusive Education, Pastoral Animation, and Educational Mediation. Administrative services cover Real Estate management and Financial/Administrative functions. The Établissement Universel initiative represents a cross-cutting program focused on universal accessibility in education.

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Products and services

• 1er Degré – Écoles Primary education service providing institutional animation and accompanying educational communities in partnership with APEL 35 and UDOGEC 35, for children in the network's 250 Catholic primary schools.
• 2nd Degré – Collèges et Lycées Secondary education service accompanying educational communities, fostering pedagogical innovation and mutualization, and supporting school heads, teachers, and staff across the network's 82 secondary schools.
• Psychologie Psychology service providing assessments and intervention support for educational teams based on requests received from member schools.
• Cellule de crise Crisis management service handling exceptional situations in establishments, evaluating impacts, and accompanying educational teams.
• Situations éducatives complexes Service accompanying difficult individual student situations in partnership with external stakeholders, including exclusion and re-schooling matters.
• Éducation inclusive Service coordinating action for children and young people with Particular Educational Needs or disabilities, managing PIAL devices across the network.
• Animation pastorale Pastoral animation service accompanying APS, school heads, teams, and regions on pastoral matters and developing pastoral animation projects.
• Immobilier Real estate service guiding establishments on property projects, managing school property, and administering real estate bodies including Opportunités Scolaires.
• Administratif et financier Administrative and financial service ensuring internal accounting of the diocesan direction, phone and in-person reception for DDEC and UDOGEC.
• Établissement Universel Universal School initiative aiming to transform educational practices for universal accessibility of learning, including expert conferences and project support for member establishments.

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• UDOGEC 35coreOthersUnion of Catholic school management organizations in Ille-et-Vilaine. Co-locates with DDEC35 for administrative services and shared mission support.
• APEL 35coreOthersParent association for Catholic schools in Ille-et-Vilaine. Works with schools on parent engagement and educational initiatives.
• UGSEL 35coreOthersCatholic sports and educational federation in Ille-et-Vilaine. Organizes sports competitions and physical education activities for member schools.
• Ddec 22minorOthersDiocesan direction of Catholic education for Côtes-d'Armor department. Part of the broader Brittany Catholic education network.
• Ddec 29minorOthersDiocesan direction of Catholic education for Finistère department. Part of the broader Brittany Catholic education network.
• EC-56minorOthersCatholic education network for Morbihan department. Part of the broader Brittany Catholic education network.
• GAEL 35minorOthersGroupement d'Animation et d'Action Libraire - educational resource center for Catholic schools in Ille-et-Vilaine.
• ISFEC BretagnecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHigher education institution for teacher training in Catholic education. Provides initial and continuing education for teachers.
• MIJEC 35minorOthersMovement for youth Catholic education in Ille-et-Vilaine. Supports youth engagement and pastoral activities.
• Renasup 35minorOthersNetwork for supervised alternative education in Ille-et-Vilaine.
• Mutuelle St-ChristopheminorOthersMutual insurance company providing health and welfare coverage for Catholic education staff.
• Consortium BelieveminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in Erasmus+ program supporting teacher professional development and pedagogical innovation through international exchange.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Enseignement Catholique des Côtes-d'Armor (DDEC 22): Diocesan direction for Catholic education in the neighboring Côtes-d'Armor department. Operates the same French Catholic K-12 school coordination model with shared regional Brittany context and inter-diocesan partnership.
• Enseignement Catholique du Morbihan (EC-56): Catholic education network for Morbihan department in Brittany. Direct peer operating the same diocesan coordination model with inter-diocesan partnership explicitly documented with DDEC 35.
• UGSEL (Union Générale Sportive de l'Enseignement Libre): National Catholic sports and educational federation with UGSEL 35 as the local chapter. Coordinates physical education and sports competitions across DDEC 35's school network.
• APEL (Association de Parents d'Élèves de l'Enseignement Libre): National parent association for Catholic school families, with APEL 35 being a direct local chapter. Engages with DDEC 35 on parent representation and educational initiatives across the Catholic education network.
• Enseignement Catholique du Finistère (DDEC 29): Diocesan direction for Catholic education in Finistère, Brittany. Sister organization coordinating Catholic schools under the same national framework, with explicitly coordinated partnership with DDEC 35.
• Enseignement Catholique du Rhône (DDEC 69): Diocesan direction for Catholic education in the Rhône department. Operates the same diocesan coordination model for Catholic K-12 schools under the French enseignement catholique framework, although in a different region.
• ISFEC Bretagne: Higher education institution for teacher training in Catholic education, serving the Brittany region. Strategic partner of DDEC 35 that provides initial and continuing education for the network's 5,104 teachers.

Broad incumbents

• Enseignement Catholique (national): National federation of French Catholic education. Sets the overarching policy, accreditation, and advocacy framework for diocesan directions like DDEC 35, and provides national-level influence and resource sharing.

Regional players

• Fédération de l'Enseignement Libre Catholique (FELCO): Belgian federation of Catholic education. While operating in Belgium rather than France, it provides a comparable model of Catholic K-12 school network coordination that shares structural and pedagogical parallels with the French diocesan model.
• Enseignement Catholique de Bretagne: Regional umbrella coordinating Catholic education across all four Breton dioceses. Provides the broader regional framework within which DDEC 35 operates and is the parent coordination body for Brittany-wide initiatives.

Market position

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Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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