Lycée Notre Dame d'Espérance - St Nazaire

What Lycée Notre Dame d'Espérance - St Nazaire does

Lycée Notre Dame d'Espérance is a private Catholic secondary and higher education institution located in Saint-Nazaire, France, founded in 1920 and operating under the French Enseignement Catholique network through OGEC governance. The school delivers secondary education through the Bac Général and the Bac Technologique STMG (with streams in Gestion et Finances, Mercatique, and Ressources Humaines et Communication), and post-Baccalauréat vocational higher education through three BTS programs — Commerce International, Comptabilité Gestion, and Management Commercial Opérationnel. Enrolment stands at approximately 770 day students plus 170 boarders, supported by a 170-bed on-site boarding facility and personalized 'parcours Avenir' academic and career accompaniment. The institution explicitly positions itself as a 'human-scale' establishment emphasizing values of Work, Solidarity, Trust, Respect, and Hope.

The technology footprint consists entirely of standard educational tools: there is no proprietary platform, no AI or machine learning capability, no public API or SDK, and no proprietary software development activity. Core operational systems include the third-party Pronote platform for parent and student communication, social media properties on Facebook, Instagram, and Vimeo for outreach, and a bi-monthly student journal. International programs are a distinguishing feature, anchored by Erasmus+ accreditation (received June 2023) and membership in the Businet Network of European business schools (since 2022), with language certifications in English, German, Spanish, and Chinese, European sections, exchange hosting, and BTS trade missions to destinations including Slovenia, Rome, Lisbon, Madrid, Vienna, Barcelona, and Copenhagen-Malmö.

Revenue is generated primarily through recurring tuition and boarding fees paid by students' families, supplemented by French government funding available to recognized private schools under contract; tuition amounts are not publicly disclosed. The go-to-market model is event-driven: prospective students are recruited via annual Portes Ouvertes open days, organic word-of-mouth driven by exam results, the school's bimonthly journal, active social media, and the parent APEL association. The school operates as a direct-to-consumer institution with a single campus in the Pays de la Loire region, no third-party resellers, and no online distribution. Leadership is led by Catherine Hareau-Lepeltier in the Chef d'Établissement role, supported by a Deputy Director (M. Roman) and an international program team.

Name

Lycée Notre Dame d'Espérance - St Nazaire

Legal name

Lycée Notre Dame d'Espérance

Website

https://lycee-notredame.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1920

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Private Catholic secondary and higher education institution in Saint-Nazaire, France, serving approximately 770 students and 170 boarders. Offers Bac Général, Bac Technologique STMG, and three BTS vocational programs under the French Enseignement Catholique network, with Erasmus+ international programs.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Private Secondary and Higher Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111), Educational Services (61)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Charter College-Prep & Advanced Academics Schools (EDAJACAJ)

akta.pro secondary industry

Charter Career & Technical Education (CTE) Schools (EDAJACAK)

Keywords

• Private secondary education
• General baccalaureate programs
• Technological baccalaureate
• Higher education BTS
• International student mobility

Headquarters

HQ city

Saint-Nazaire

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. Tuition and enrollment fees: As a private Catholic school (enseignement catholique), the institution generates revenue primarily through tuition fees paid by students' families, supplemented by government funding for recognized private schools under contract in the French system.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Lycée Notre Dame d'Espérance is a private Catholic secondary and higher education institution offering the Bac Général, Bac Technologique STMG, and three BTS higher education programs (Commerce International, Comptabilité Gestion, and Management Commercial Opérationnel). The school also provides on-site boarding facilities, international programs with Erasmus+ accreditation, and language certifications to approximately 770 students in Saint-Nazaire, France.

Product overview

Lycée Notre Dame d'Espérance is a private Catholic secondary and higher education institution offering a unified portfolio of educational programs. The core offerings include the Bac Général and Bac Technologique STMG at secondary level, three BTS (Higher Technician Certificate) programs at post-secondary level (Comptabilité Gestion, Management Commercial Opérationnel, and Commerce International), supplemented by international programs with Erasmus+ accreditation and language certifications. The institution also provides boarding facilities and publishes a bimonthly student newspaper. The portfolio functions as a comprehensive educational pathway from secondary through higher education, with emphasis on international exposure and professional qualifications.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Bac Général

Quantifiable outcome

• 100% Baccalauréat pass rate in 2021 (210/210 candidates)
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Erasmus+ (European Union)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 21 June 2023The lycée received official Erasmus+ accreditation enabling student and staff mobility programs. First STMG class mobility projects were developed for destinations including Barcelona, Madrid, Lisbon, and Copenhagen-Malmö. The school participates in international conferences and exchanges through this program.
• Businet NetworkcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 November 2022The school's higher education pole is a member of the Businet network of European business schools. Representatives (Dany Merel, Johanne Contant, and Deputy Director M. Roman) attend annual international conferences. The 2022 conference was held in Mainz, Germany; the 2023 conference in Warsaw, Poland. The network facilitates virtual and real student exchanges with partner universities including Berlin and Gand.
• Hogeschool de Gent (Ghent University of Applied Sciences, Belgium)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 4 November 2019Six students from Hogeschool de Gent in Belgium were hosted at the lycée from November 4-8, 2019 as part of the 'International at Home' program, working alongside BTS students to earn ECTS credits. This allowed students who cannot travel abroad to still gain international experience.
• Nantes Pays de Langue Anglaise (Exchange Organization)minorOthersThe school partners with this association to organize student exchange programs. An example is the exchange between student Enora and Canadian student Olivia from Grimsby, Ontario.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Apprentis d'Auteuil: French Catholic foundation operating schools and youth programs across France, with a mission and demographic scope highly comparable to Lyc\u00e9e Notre Dame d'Esp\u00e9rance. Both institutions deliver Catholic education and youth accompaniment under the Enseignement Catholique ecosystem, making Apprentis d'Auteuil the most directly comparable mission-aligned peer.
• Maison Familiale Rurale: Federation of rural vocational education establishments offering Bac and BTS-level programs with strong internship/apprenticeship components and a regional footprint across France. Directly comparable in offering BTS-style vocational pathways with embedded professional experience, though more rural-geared than the Saint-Nazaire institution.

Broad incumbents

• IONIS Education Group: One of France's largest private higher education groups operating schools such as EPITA, EPITECH, and ESSCA. Comparable as a private education operator in France delivering post-secondary and specialized programs, though at vastly greater scale and broader scope than a single-site lyc\u00e9e with BTS tracks.
• Galileo Global Education: European private education group owning institutions such as Paris School of Business and Strate School of Design. Comparable as a portfolio operator of private educational institutions in France, though focused on higher-education brands rather than the secondary-and-BTS model of the lyc\u00e9e.
• R\u00e9seau La Salle France: France branch of the international La Salle Catholic education network operating multiple secondary schools across the country. Comparable as a Catholic secondary education provider with multi-site scale, regional governance, and similar values-based pedagogy, though at a much larger footprint than the Saint-Nazaire lyc\u00e9e.

Emerging players

• CESI: French network of engineering and management schools with alternance programs, including the Saint-Nazaire campus where lyc\u00e9e alumni have pursued further studies. Comparable as a private post-secondary education option in the same region that competes for the same Bac graduates entering BTS or Bachelor-level programs.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/lycee-notredame
• Instagraminstagram.com/Lycee_NotreDamedEsperance
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/lyc%C3%A9e-notre-dame-d-esp%C3%A9rance-st-nazaire

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

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