Alain Connes attended high school at  in Marseille, and was then a student of the classes préparatoires in .
ɐlˈeɪn kˈɑːnz ɐtˈɛndᵻd hˈaɪ skˈuːl æɾ ɪn mɑːɹsˈeɪ, ænd wʌz ðˈɛn ɐ stˈuːdənt ʌvðə klˈæsᵻz pɹˈeɪpɐɹˌætwɑːɹz ˈɪn .