The new Minister of National Education Amélie Oudéa-Castéra is still at the heart of a media storm. Highly criticized for her comments on public schools, the minister is this time targeted by attacks concerning the private school in which her son was educated. According to information revealed by Mediapart, the Stanislas establishment was called to order by the Ministry of Higher Education for “circumvention” of Parcoursup rules. The son of the Minister of Education would be concerned.
The guarantee of being admitted
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 Mediapartthe eldest son of the Minister of National Education, Amélie Oudéa-Castéra, in turmoil for more than a week, is among these 38 students.
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 proposals for admission and non- discrimination, equal treatment, fairness and transparency,” specifies the Ministry of Higher Education.
Stanislas’ director defends himself
The director of Stanislas Frédéric Gautier said 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.
The minister’s entourage could not be immediately reached on Sunday. In a response provided to Mediaparthe made it known that “like other families”, that of the minister “followed the procedure planned by Stanislas and each of the stages planned by Parcoursup”.