The Lycée Yersin was a school founded in 1927 in Da Lat, Vietnam, to educate the children of French colonialists and upper class Vietnamese.
[4] When the governor-general Jules Brévié visited Da Lat he told a racially mixed set of students at the Lycée Yersin on 12 July 1938, At points on the globe where there is contact between different races an incredible effervescence is developing.
We must prevent this from degenerating into chronic disorder; we must re-establish the harmony essential for the well-being of men and the progress of societies in all aspects.
[7] The elite "native" children were expected to absorb French culture and values, and actively assist in the colonial process.
[9] In 1936 the municipal council noted that the students at the Lycee Yersin included young Siamese children.
[13] In the early 1950s the emperor Bảo Đại granted scholarships so young highlanders, mostly the sons of chiefs or of civil servants, could attend the Lycée Yersin.
[14] From 1970 to 1975 the college was named the Hung Vuong Education Center, a training facility for primary school teachers.