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The Sainte Pulchérie French High-School has a 175-year history. It was established in 1846 by the Daughters of Charity (Filles de la Charité). It became a mixed secondary school in 2000, educating around 450 students. The school teaches three languages—French, Turkish, and English—enabling study in Turkey and abroad, and is recognized by the Turkish Ministry of National Education as a foreign school; it is a member of the French Schools Federation of Turkey and earned the Label FrancEducation in 2013. In 2000, Sainte Pulchérie founded Yeni Nesil, a primary school, and the high school maintains a Galatasaray University quota.
Arts and culture are central to Sainte Pulchérie's educational project; it regularly hosts meetings with artists through concerts, exhibitions, and conferences. Since 2009, Od'A-Ouvroir d'Art has hosted contemporary art exhibitions, and Sahne Pulchérie theatre opened in 2013 with regular programs, expanding cultural offerings for students and visitors. The Rainbow project (Arc-en-Ciel) encompasses language practice and field trips in Turkey and abroad, supporting a broad range of student projects. The school invites artists from Turkey, France and abroad, and events are often open to parents and the public during the school year. Alumni events such as Printemps des Artistes and the Peynir Günü reunion demonstrate the school's active community engagement.
Sainte Pulchérie French High-School is a private bilingual lycée located in Beyoğlu on Istanbul's European side. It delivers the French Curriculum alongside a bespoke curriculum and operates as a French international school in Turkey, collaborating with the French government and following the Turkish Ministry of National Education. With historic roots dating from 1846, the school became mixed in 2000 and now educates around 450 students. It teaches French, Turkish, and English, enabling study in Turkey and abroad. The school is recognised by the Turkish MOE as a foreign school, is a member of the French Schools Federation of Turkey, and earned the Label FrancEducation in 2013. Its campus is near the Institut Culturel Français and Taksim Square. Notable features include university and cultural trips (Ankara, Berlin, Bordeaux), an Art program tied to the Galata Biennale, and a Galatasaray University quota. Yeni Nesil, the primary school founded in 2000, complements the high school.
