Lycée Saint-Marc, Lyon
jesuit, catholic school in Rue Sainte Hélène, Lyon, France
Lycée Saint-Marc, Lyon, is a private Catholic secondary school and college, located in Lyon, in the heart of the Ainay district, in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of France. The school was founded by the Society of Jesus in 1871 and forms part of the Center Saint-Marc. The school is a Catholic institution under contract of association with the State.
Rankings
In 2015, the school ranked 27th out of 67 in their department in terms of quality of education, and 686th at the national level.
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