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Lezelle DonaldsonNew member17 July 2019 12:09:08

Hi there, we are re-locating to Mauritius and we are still deciding what school to put our children in. We would like to reside in Black River and thinking of Westcoast school or Morningstar School. Worried about the traffic, not sure which to choose?

nasgg Member

Member since 02 April 2017

nasggMember17 July 2019 12:32:16

Hi,

I have first hand experience of living in BR and travel to West Coast. In one short word... horrendous! It does depend where exactly, however from Saline Pilot to West Coast it’s approximately 30-35 even 40 mins one way in the morning. Traffic can be bad, especially if you’re 5 mins late!

School buses are 90% of the time, dropping children at school after the bell has rung.

This is my experience and ultimately, we ended up moving closer to the school. Its also bad for work commute too!

Lezelle Donaldson New member

Member since 17 July 2019

Lezelle DonaldsonNew member17 July 2019 12:57:45

Eish, sounds hectic. Thank you for your reply. If other people had other experiences please let me know.

Elzaan.Nieu Active member

Member since 25 August 2015

Elzaan.NieuActive member25 July 2019 14:58:09

HI.

We also live in Black River and our child goes to Palma for School.

We used to take him our self, but have opted for the (private) school bus later on. It just safes you a lot of frustration and fuel.

Lezelle Donaldson New member

Member since 17 July 2019

Lezelle DonaldsonNew member25 July 2019 16:47:09

Thank you so much for the advice. Also thought of the school bus.

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