The Lycée Malherbe is a secondary school in Caen, France.

Since its foundation, Caen has always been an important cultural centre.

Early 19th century, the Abbaye-aux-Hommes became the seat of a secondary school which was to replace the Écoles Centrales du Calvados, de la Manche et de l'Orne.

This new school opened in the south transept of the abbey with one hundred students on 20 July 1804.

The school survived World War II, during which teaching continued, albeit having most of its classes moved the Lycée André Maurois in Deauville where the Baccalauréat exams were moved to.