The Lycée Jules-Ferry is a public secondary

Secondary school

Secondary school is a term used to describe an educational institution where the final stage of schooling, known as secondary education and usually compulsory up to a specified age, takes place...

 and higher education

Higher education

Higher, post-secondary, tertiary, or third level education refers to the stage of learning that occurs at universities, academies, colleges, seminaries, and institutes of technology...

 school located in the 9th arrondissement of Paris

Paris

Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...

. It is famous especially since it was used in Diane Kurys

Diane Kurys

Diane Kurys is a French filmmaker and actress. Several of her films as director are autobiographical. Born in Lyon, Rhône, France, her parents divorced when she was a child. She began as an actress with Jean-Louis Barrault's company. She gained film stardom, but didn't like the roles she was...

's film, Peppermint Soda

Peppermint Soda

Peppermint Soda is a 1977 French film directed by Diane Kurys. This autobiographical film was her directorial debut, and it won the Prix Louis Delluc. The high school where the film takes place is the Lycée Jules-Ferry, in Paris, France.- Plot :...

(Diabolo menthe, 1977).

This public school of Paris is composed by a collège

Secondary education in France

In France, secondary education is in two stages:* collèges cater for the first four years of secondary education from the ages of 11 to 14...

, a lycée

Secondary education in France

In France, secondary education is in two stages:* collèges cater for the first four years of secondary education from the ages of 11 to 14...

 and by CPGE.

Since its creation, this high school had a tradition with literary studies. There are literary and humanities Classes préparatoires aux grandes écoles, for students that are preparing the very competitive national exams that lead to the Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon

École Normale Supérieure de Lyon

The École Normale Supérieure de Lyon is a highly selective grande école located in Lyon, France. As one of France's three Écoles normales supérieures, ENS Lyon is associated with a strong French tradition of excellence and public service...

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