The Stanislas private school was called to order by the Ministry of Higher Education for “
circumvention
” of Parcoursup rules, we learned on Sunday January 21, confirming information from
Mediapart
, which states that the son of the Minister of Education, Amélie Oudéa-Castéra, is concerned.
A report unveiled this week by the online media notes that in Stanislas, “
certain students are encouraged to renounce their other wishes in Parcoursup
” in exchange for the “
guarantee of being admitted
” to the preparatory class for the grandes écoles (CPGE) .
The report notes that the practice is “
very isolated
” among high schools with CPGEs: “
In 2023, out of more than 600,000 high school students having made wishes in Parcoursup, there are only 41 candidates who have made only one wish
» for a CPGE in the establishment where they are in their final year and “
38 are students of Stanislas
”.
According to Mediapart, the eldest son of the Minister of National Education, in turmoil for more than a week, is among these 38 students.
The Ministry of Higher Education announced on Sunday that at the end of its investigations the general inspectorate “
sent a letter in August reporting this circumvention
”.
“No one is wronged”
A letter was sent on January 17 to Stanislas “
to remind him of his commitments
” to respect the Parcoursup charter, in particular “
respect for the principles of “Freedom of expression of wishes expressed and choice of admission proposals” and of “non-discrimination, equal treatment, fairness and transparency”
, specifies the ministry.
“
The head of the establishment was asked to confirm that all arrangements have been made in this direction within his establishment for the 2024 session which is opening
,” continued the ministry, which added that it “
will assess the actions to be taken conduct in light of the responses of the head of the establishment
”.
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The director of Stanislas Frédéric Gautier affirmed on Sunday on BFMTV that “
no one is wronged
”.
Stanislas's students decide "
themselves
" about the choice they make and "
there is plenty of room for all the other students who want to apply, so there is no insider trading
", a- he continued.
“
If we have to do otherwise, we will do otherwise, but we do not have the feeling of harming students who come from outside or of deceiving our own students
,” he insisted.
Amélie Oudéa-Castéra's entourage could not immediately be reached on Sunday.
But, in a response provided to
Mediapart
, he indicated that “
like other families
”, that of the minister “
followed the procedure planned by Stanislas and each of the stages planned by Parcoursup
”.