Collège de la Sainte Famille

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1 Foundation
2 System
3 Discipline
4 Notable alumni
5 External links

[edit] Foundation

The Collège de la Sainte Famille (English: School of the Holy Family), often referred to as the "Jésuites," is a private Jesuit school in the Faggalah and Heliopolis districts of Cairo, Egypt. It was founded in 1879, after a request by Pope Leo XIII for a seminary to help prepare students to become priests in the Catholic Church.

[edit] System

The school offers education for boys (mainly in French) from the upper kindergarten to the senior high school level. There are three campuses: The "Petit Collège du Caire" (PCC), the "Petit Collège d'Heliopolis" (PCH), and the "Grand Collège." Students enter the PCC or the PCH at the age of 4 or 5, and after six years of primary school, they go to the Grand Collège. The PCC and the PCH have approximately 400 students each and the Grand Collège has 800 students.

[edit] Discipline

The Jésuites has historically been known for its rigorous program and strict discipline. Disobedient students have often found themselves served with a "billet rose," a notice printed on a pink slip of paper informing the student's parents that their son is warned to be detained during the weekend at the Grand Collège as a punishment if he disobey another time. More common (and quicker) ways of punishment include "rulerings" on the hands. Rods, whips, and slaps on the face are not used anymore.

The stereotypical outcome of an education at the Jésuites is faithful, well-bred gentlemen who were multilingual and extremely hardworking.

[edit] Notable alumni

Youssef Boutros Ghali Egyptian minister of economy, Amin Abaza Egyptian minister of agriculture, Mounir Fakhry Abdel Nour member in the Egyptian parliament, Mahmoud Abaza president of Egyptian political party El-Wafd, Mohsen Badawi Egyptian Businessman and Founder & former Chairman of Canada Egypt Business Council, Hisham Selim Egyptian actor and son of Saleh Selim President of Al Ahly club, Ramy Lakah famous Egyptian-French businessman, Ramy Imam Egyptian director and son of Adel Emam famous Egyptian actor. Hosam Haggag, Engineering Scientist in the Silicon Valley, USA and son of Ibrahim Haggag the Famous Composer and the conductor of the Cairo Symphony Orcestra in the 50's.