Vocational High School

Heighten your potential

Located in the heart of La Rochelle (36 rue Massiou), the Fénelon Notre-Dame vocational high school is well-known among New Aquitaine work organizations for its talent pool of skilled graduating students. Today’s internship supervisors are often tomorrow’s employers.
Orientation days are held near the beginning of each school year, promoting a sense of community among students and teachers.
Whichever field a student may have chosen, they are first and foremost encouraged to gain confidence in themselves. Multiple intelligence-based pedagogical approaches help students gain awareness of who they are, what they want, and how to heighten their potential.

To relax and connect with classmates, the 9 th/10 th grade recreational center and 11th/12th grade high school student lounge are havens of conviviality, relaxation, and camaraderie.
Located in Saint-Xandre, our student residence is reserved for middle school, high school, and post-secondary school students. Each week it accommodates students as early as Sunday evening.

Believe in your future

The vocational high school is evolving in order to better prepare our students for the careers of the future; to promote their employability with the skills and capabilities expected in the labor market. Starting with the 9th grade ‘preparation for employment’ program all the way through to the vocational Baccalaureate, each student is encouraged to develop their expertise and their ability to deal effectively with workplace demands and challenges, in the field of their choice.
Recently introduced, our 10th grade “progressive professional orientation” approach guides students toward making an informed choice of which Baccalaureate degree to pursue. The CAP ATMFC is open to professional ULIS students and IMEs.

• International – Our European sections and international partnerships engender openness to foreign national cultures and brings bilingualism within the reach of our high school students. Students who wish to may take certification exams in French (Voltaire), English (TOEFL), and Spanish (DELE).
• Orientation – Students begin to visit to workplaces right from the 9th grade ‘preparation for employment’ program. The 10th grade ‘progressive professional orientation’ endeavors to opens doors to various trades. There are opportunities to meet professionals at a Health and Services forum, as well as internships and periods of on-the-job training. These experiences confirm and substantiate, not only the choice of the professional baccalaureate, but more specifically that of the chosen field.
• Future prospects – Some of our high school students opt for the ‘Upward Mobility’ plan to pursue studies in ‘Economics and Commerce’ and ‘Economics and Commerce with Technological Specialization’ at Sup de Co La Rochelle. Others choose one of the options we offer in our Training Center or in our post-secondary education programs. Those who enter straight into the professional world are determined to excel in their profession. In order to enhance their employability, they readily pass certifications such as the Certification of Aptitude to the Handling of Refrigerants, and Electrical Accreditation (Bac Pro TMSEC …).