Secondary Government Schools in Mauritius

pudding wrote:

I urgently need advise / info on what Secondary Government Schools are available for my son, he is in grade 9 in a Government School in South Africa at the moment.  My husband will be taking up his new position on 1 May and we will be joining him around end June beginning July.  I need to find a school for my son and don't know where to start.  I have looked at the Private Schools and all seem to be great, but very expensive!  What I have read up on the Government Schools, people all seem to think they are just as good as the Private Schools.....help??  I don't know how to go about this, or where to start.  Any advise or contact email addresses or sites would really help.

Thanks
T

Hi Pudding

I don't really know anything about how good the government schools are in Mauritius but I think you need some help and I'm sure there are people out there who can help you. Not everyone on this site is an ex-pat and I assume that not everyone out there went to a private school.

How old is your son? Grade 9 in SA doesn't mean anything to me. Where are you thinking of living in Mauritius? You say that you can't really afford private education but how much could you afford to pay per term? Schools like La Bocage are very expensive per term but there must be cheaper private schools out there. Do you want your son to go to an English speaking school?

I'm sure if you answered those questions then that would start this thread rolling.

Kirinyaga wrote:

Hi

I've been given these two names:

St. Joseph's, Curepipe
St. Esprit, Quatre Bornes.

Both are Catholic schools for boys. They are both government schools.

These colleges are not state owned.But the level is good.

Moapatride wrote:

Peahes786 and nerolife, I wish you had got your facts right before posting. Just to give you an idea of how "bad" the state schools are, why don't you just pop up to the University of Cambridge's website and have a look at "O", "AS" and "A" level results? You may be surprised to know that Mauritian students excel and are top of the world in several subjects at both levels. Of course there are problem areas but then which education system doesn't?

uhm... kindly quote me, if you're gonna be dissing something that i said, so that i may have a chance to explain myself.
Or withdraw any statements made wrongfully. i'm cool like that.
however, considering i'm talking about my personal experience, more specifically the language barrier issue which is what the topic starter is interested in and i actually said that state schools are just fine! (i was state schooled for crying out loud) so i don't see why i'm being called out

nerolife wrote:

gotta agree with peaches 786 on this one. that's why, in my humble opinion, and if you can really afford it, you'd be better off getting your son private schooled. if the language barrier is sorted out, it'll make fitting in for him that much easier.
i was lucky enough to have a couple of great and understanding teachers, but teachers like that are really rare.

peaches786
2012-04-22 19:46:01
"I'm sorry but I don't agree with most posts here. My sister in law is a teacher in a government school and the whole education system is a joke. Students struggle to speak and understand English so teachers are forced to speak the local language of Creole. Also by sending your son to a government school you will also need to pay for tuition outside of school because the standards in the schools are very low, to pass the exams you need to pay for private tuition.

Also private schooling is not that expensive, in the UK you can easily pay £2,000 - £5,000 a term but in Mauritius it's a fraction at around £500 a month. I really wouldn't trust government schools as even the English taught ones are very poor in grammar and pronunciation."

There you go nerolife- I quoted you and the post you agreed to