Photo: Erkethan · CC BY-SA 3.0The collèges and lycées around Saint-Apollinaire get lower results than those around 51% of compared French towns
92.7% of candidates passed the brevet at the collèges within 5 km of Saint-Apollinaire, close to Côte-d'Or’s towns (92.0%) and above compared French towns (87.5%). 14 collèges and 9 lycées with 2025 results and value added are within 5 km (3 miles) of Saint-Apollinaire. Saint-Apollinaire grades B− for schools, on their brevet and bac pass rates and value added: #12 of 20 in Côte-d'Or. The social position index (IPS) is shown, not graded.
The town’s figures are weighted by candidates across the schools within 5 km; the comparison is the median of compared French towns (those with an overall grade).
What stands out about the schools near Saint-Apollinaire
Strong collèges, weaker lycées
Around Saint-Apollinaire, the lycées do better than those of 27% of compared French towns, the collèges better than 72%. 95% passed the general and technological bac (−1.8 pts against the expected rate), and 92.7% the brevet (as expected). School Grade ↓
Collège Saint-Joseph Sainte-Ursule beats its expected rate
100% of 243 candidates passed the brevet at Collège Saint-Joseph Sainte-Ursule in 2025, 4 points more than the ministry expected from its pupils’ backgrounds and ages. Results and background ↓
Private collèges
3 of the 14 collèges within 5 km are private, under contract with the state: they teach the national curriculum and their pupils sit the same brevet. They count in the grade like the public ones. Every school ↓
Very different intakes
The collèges within 5 km take pupils from very different homes: the social position index runs from 94.6 at Collège Les Lentillères to 141.8 at Collège Saint-François-de-Sales. It is shown for context and never graded. Results and background ↓
Written from the Ministry of Education (DEPP) data on this page.
Saint-Apollinaire grades B− for schools
Against every compared French town with a collège or lycée within 5 km.
The collèges lift Saint-Apollinaire; the lycées hold it back.
The grade uses every collège and lycée within 5 km of Saint-Apollinaire with 2025 results and value added, public and private under contract: 14 collèges (2,175 candidates) and 9 lycées (2,750). Each school’s pass rate and value added are compared with every French school of its kind, then weighted by candidates; collèges and lycées count equally. A school can count for several towns.
Which schools do better than their pupils’ backgrounds suggest
The line is the typical French school for each social position index; the band holds the middle two-thirds. A dot’s color is the ministry’s value added.
Schools whose pupils come from better-off homes usually get higher pass rates. The ministry’s value added already allows for that, and for pupils’ ages: of the 23 schools here, 5 are 2 points or more above the expected rate and 10 2 points or more below.
Show as a table
| School | IPS | Pass rate | Value added (points) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Saint-Joseph Sainte-UrsuleBrevet · Private | 126.4 | 100% | +4 pts |
| Collège Jean-François ChampollionBrevet · Public | 100.6 | 91% | +3 pts |
| Collège Saint-MichelBrevet · Private | 126.4 | 100% | +3 pts |
| Collège Clos de PouillyBrevet · Public | 115.2 | 93% | +2 pts |
| Collège Camille ClaudelBrevet · Public | 109.3 | 92% | +2 pts |
| Collège Roland DorgelèsBrevet · Public | 105.4 | 91% | +1 pt |
| Lycée général et technologique CarnotBac, gen. & tech. · Public | 126.1 | 99% | +1 pt |
| Collège Jean RostandBrevet · Public | 107.5 | 92% | ±0 pts |
| Collège André MalrauxBrevet · Public | 123.2 | 95% | ±0 pts |
| Collège Saint-François-de-SalesBrevet · Private | 141.8 | 97% | ±0 pts |
| Lycée polyvalent Saint-Joseph La SalleBac, gen. & tech. · Private | 135.5 | 99% | ±0 pts |
| Lycée polyvalent Simone WeilBac, gen. & tech. · Public | 103.2 | 94% | −1 pt |
| Lycée international Charles de GaulleBac, gen. & tech. · Public | 132.2 | 98% | −1 pt |
| Collège Gaston RoupnelBrevet · Public | 105.6 | 89% | −2 pts |
| Lycée technologique Gustave EiffelBac, gen. & tech. · Public | 124.2 | 95% | −2 pts |
| Lycée polyvalent privé Les ArcadesBac, gen. & tech. · Private | 121.9 | 95% | −2 pts |
| Collège Le ParcBrevet · Public | 103.1 | 88% | −3 pts |
| Lycée polyvalent Hippolyte FontaineBac, gen. & tech. · Public | 115.2 | 93% | −3 pts |
| Lycée général et technologique Jean-Marc BoivinBac, gen. & tech. · Public | 120.7 | 94% | −3 pts |
| Collège CarnotBrevet · Public | 104.5 | 84% | −5 pts |
| Collège Les LentillèresBrevet · Public | 94.6 | 83% | −5 pts |
| Collège Marcelle PardéBrevet · Public | 127.7 | 91% | −5 pts |
| Lycée polyvalent Le CastelBac, gen. & tech. · Public | 101.8 | 88% | −5 pts |
IPS: DEPP’s social position index, 2024–25, from parents’ occupations (France’s average pupil ≈ 100). It describes; it doesn’t grade. Value added: the school’s pass rate minus the rate expected from its pupils’ backgrounds and ages.
The schools within 5 km of Saint-Apollinaire
The dashed circle is 5 km (3 miles) from the town’s point, the center of where its residents live; the black outline is the commune.
Points: the Ministry of Education’s school directory.
14 collèges and 9 lycées within 5 km of Saint-Apollinaire
Each with its 2025 result and its value added: how far its pass rate is above or below what the ministry expected from its pupils. 14 collèges and 9 lycées are in the grade. Distances from the town’s point.
Results: DEPP, brevet (IVAC) and bac (IVAL) 2025. Not in the grade: a school with results but no value added published (often a small one). Primary schools: the commune’s own, from the school directory.
Saint-Apollinaire and the towns around it
Colored by School Grade. Brevet and bac: pass rates across each town’s schools within 5 km.
| Town | Schools | Brevet | Bac |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Apollinaire 14 collèges · 9 lycées | B− | 93% | 93% |
| Quetigny 7 collèges · 5 lycées · 1.8 mi | B− | 91% | 92% |
| Dijon 20 collèges · 13 lycées · 2.3 mi | B | 92% | 93% |
| Fontaine-lès-Dijon 17 collèges · 12 lycées · 2.7 mi | B | 92% | 93% |
| Longvic 14 collèges · 7 lycées · 3.1 mi | B− | 92% | 91% |
| Chevigny-Saint-Sauveur 2 collèges · 1 lycée · 3.2 mi | C+ | 92% | 94% |
| Talant 16 collèges · 11 lycées · 3.9 mi | B | 93% | 93% |
Talant has the best-graded schools nearby (B). Towns within 10 km of each other share some of the same schools.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The brevet. The diplôme national du brevet, taken at 15 at the end of collège: written exams in French, maths, history-geography, sciences and an oral, with the year’s coursework. We use the share of candidates who pass.
- The bac. The baccalauréat at 18: general and technological in most lycées, vocational in lycées professionnels. Each is compared only with schools of its own kind.
- Value added. The ministry’s own measure (IVAC for collèges, IVAL for lycées): a school’s pass rate minus the rate expected from its pupils’ social background and age. It is half of each school’s score in the grade.
- Social position index (IPS). A summary of pupils’ family backgrounds from parents’ occupations, about 100 for the average French pupil. Shown for context; never graded.
- Within 5 km. French families don’t pick a school by the town’s name: a collège serves a catchment set by the département, a lycée one set by the académie. So the grade uses the schools within 5 km of where the town’s residents live, and neighboring towns can share them.
- Primary schools. Not graded: national tests (évaluations nationales) aren’t published school by school. The commune’s primary schools are listed.
Questions about schools near Saint-Apollinaire
Are the schools near Saint-Apollinaire good?
They grade B−, better than those around 49% of compared French towns and #12 of 20 in Côte-d'Or. In 2025, 92.7% of the 2,175 candidates at the 14 collèges within 5 km passed the brevet (as expected against the expected rate). At the lycées, 92.5% of 2,750 candidates passed the bac (−2.4 pts).
Which collège near Saint-Apollinaire does best?
Against the expected rate, Collège Saint-Joseph Sainte-Ursule (private, 2.5 mi): 100% of 243 candidates passed the brevet in 2025, +4 pts against the rate its pupils’ backgrounds predict. On the raw pass rate alone the order can differ; value added is the fairer comparison.
Which lycée near Saint-Apollinaire does best?
Against the expected rate, Lycée général et technologique Carnot (public, 1.8 mi): 99% of 287 candidates passed the general and technological bac in 2025, +1 pt against the rate its pupils’ backgrounds predict.
How do children get a place at a collège near Saint-Apollinaire?
A state collège takes the children of its catchment area (secteur), which the département council sets; families can ask the académie for an exception (dérogation). Lycée places go through the académie’s Affelnet assignment. Private schools under contract admit pupils themselves.
Are primary schools in Saint-Apollinaire graded?
No: France doesn’t publish primary results school by school. Saint-Apollinaire has 3 primary schools (écoles maternelles and élémentaires), listed above.
Sources: Ministry of Education (DEPP), value added of collèges (IVAC) and lycées (IVAL), 2025 session · DEPP, social position index (IPS) by school, 2024–25 · Ministry of Education, school directory (annuaire de l’éducation) · INSEE, Filosofi 200 m grid (the town’s point) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranking French towns against each other only, updated November 9, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.