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Mauritius in a nutshell

Source : http://www.cia.gov

Mauritius, officially the Republic of Mauritius is an island nation off the coast of the African continent in the southwest Indian Ocean, about 900 kilometres (560 mi) east of Madagascar. In addition to the island of Mauritius, the Republic includes the islands of Cargados Carajos, Rodrigues and the Agalega Islands. Mauritius is part of the Mascarene Islands, with the French island of Réunion 200 km (120 mi) to the southwest and the island of Rodrigues 570 km (350 mi) to the northeast.

The island of Mauritius is renowned for having been the only known home of the dodo. First sighted by Europeans around 1600 on Mauritius, the dodo became extinct less than eighty years later.

Source : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mauritius

Education in Mauritius

The education system in Mauritius reflects the country’s status as a former British colony, and bears resemblance to that of Britain.

School-level education

Primary Level Starting age five, primary level education lasts for six years and culminates in the Certificate of Primary Education (CPE). The CPE is a national examination and consists of five compulsory subjects: English, French, Mathematics, Science, and History and Geography.

Secondary Level Lasting for seven years, children enter secondary education on completion of the CPE. English, French, Mathematics, Sciences and Social Studies (including Geography and History) are compulsory, though for the first three years there is no national curriculum as teaching is directed by the level of the students. O-levels and A-levels are taken, administered by the University of Cambridge International Examinations. [1]

Further and Higher education

Universities in Mauritius

1. University of Mauritius
2. SSR Medical College
3. University of Technology, Mauritius

Polytechnics in Mauritius

1. Swami Dayanand Institute of Management (formerly Droopnath Ramphul Polytechnic).
2. Institut Superieur de Technologie (formerly Institut Polytechnique de Rose-Hill).

References

There is a great deal of useful information at http://www.wikieducator.org/Mauritius

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