Education Mauritius

Open University: Entries Open

The official launch of the Open University of Mauritius will take place within a week. Simultaneously, registration for the course will be open. They cost between 25% and 75% cheaper than those offered by universities already established.

28 Jan 2013, business.mega.mu

School Certificate 2012: Success Rate Lowest in the Last Seven Years

Even though 75.74% of 16,885 applicants to the School Certificate (SC) passed their exams, the performance is on a downward slope. The Mauritius Examinations Syndicate (MES) seeks to understand what the numbers show.

28 Jan 2013, business.mega.mu

School Certificate Results: Success rate is Slightly Lower at 76%

The success rate for School Certificate in 2012 is 75.74%, or one point lower than in 2011. Once again, these are the girls that have the best performance with 81% success rate whereas boys are stagnating at 69.64%.

28 Jan 2013, business.mega.mu

Hundred Courses Available for Students Holding a School Certificate

While the results of the School Certificate (SC) are expected today, many stop their school and opt for training, vocational or pre-university. It's not missing opportunities.

28 Jan 2013, business.mega.mu

Day of SC Results

End outstanding for 20,931 candidates School Certificate (SC) vintage 2012. They will be attached to their results 14 hours Monday. Indeed, leaders of different schools should go to Mauritius Examinations Syndicate (MES), between 13 and 14 hours to get results.

28 Jan 2013, business.mega.mu

Les résultats du SC connus ce lundi

L’attente des résultats du School Certificate (SC) prendra fin lundi après-midi. Près de 21000 élèves ont composé le SC en octobre 2012 à Maurice et à Rodrigues.

28 Jan 2013, Le Matinal

Studying in Malaysia

Studying in Malaysia has become the new trend. Malaysia is an education hub where 100,000 international students from more than 158 different countries are currently studying, including an increasing number of students from Mauritius.

26 Jan 2013, business.mega.mu

Education: Private Colleges to Increase the Number of Registered

This is a phenomenon that "grows," says the union Yahya Paraouty. Students are enrolled in the sector prévoc, but they remake, in fact, their Certificate of Primary Education (CPE).

25 Jan 2013, business.mega.mu

School Certificate: Results Announced Monday

Test results of School Certificate will be announced Monday, said Lucien Finette, director of the Mauritius Examinations Syndicate (MES). Approximately 20,292 candidates in Mauritius and 669 in Rodrigues took part in these exams held between October and December 2012.

25 Jan 2013, business.mega.mu

School Certificate : les résultats annoncés lundi

Les résultats des examens du School Certificate seront annoncés lundi, affirme Lucien Finette, directeur du Mauritius Examinations Syndicate (MES). Environ 20 292 candidats à Maurice et 669 à Rodrigues ont pris part à ces examens tenus entre octobre et décembre 2012.

24 Jan 2013, Le Matinal

Mauritius: Foreign Students and the Syllabus for Success

Mauritian universities are offering more international scholarships and improving their ties to counterparts abroad in order to improve the sector's reputation and attract more foreign students.

24 Jan 2013, business.mega.mu

Open University of Mauritius: Classes Begin

Tertiary education distance becomes a reality. This will encourage more people to pursue higher education.

18 Jan 2013, business.mega.mu

Free Courses in Different Streams for Disabled

Free courses will be taught from the beginning of February for the disabled. The courses offered are: jewelry, natural fiber works, ceramics, pyrography and haute couture, as well as the manufacture of handicrafts made from coconut, among others.

18 Jan 2013, business.mega.mu

Education: Admission Prevok Ends Friday

The Ministry of Education informs in a statement that it is currently admitted in class (pre-vocational Prevok) of students who failed their first attempt CPE exams in 2012. Concerned parents should for this purpose to obtain a registration form at the school attended by their child, complete and return the schoolmaster later than Friday, January 18.

17 Jan 2013, business.mega.mu

Free tablets for Form 4 students. Your thoughts?

A few months ago, you have most probably thought that the government was just blabbering about this project of giving a tablet to each and every Form 4 student. This concerns more than 20,000 units to be distributed in some 157 secondary schools. Let's talk about it!

16 Jan 2013, Yashvin, pages of my life

Bon taux de présence pour la rentrée

Environ 210 000 élèves ont repris le chemin de l’école après de longues vacances lundi. La rentrée est également accompagnée de changements notamment de classe et de d’instituteur et cela nécessite une adaptation assez rapide de la part des enfants afin qu’ils puissent très vite retrouver le train-train quotidien.• Sit-in à Vallée-Pitot contre deux transferts

15 Jan 2013, Le Matinal

210 000 élèves à l’école ce matin

Ils sont 95 000 écoliers de la Std I à VI et 115 000 collégiens de la Form I à VI à prendre le chemin de l’école ce matin.

14 Jan 2013, Le Matinal

20 000 tablettes aux collégiens

C’est décidé ! 20 000 tablettes tactiles seront remises aux collégiens de Form IV et aux éducateurs fréquentant 157 institutions scolaires de Maurice et de Rodrigues. Le ministère de l’Éducation a lancé un Market Sounding Exercise dont l’objectif est d’inviter ceux intéressés par le projet à entamer le dialogue avec le ministère de l’Éducation. Ils ont jusqu’au 31 janvier pour le faire.

12 Jan 2013, Le Matinal

Rentrée scolaire : Finies les vacances

C’est la rentrée des classes ce vendredi pour les élèves de la Std I et de la Form I. Mais la grande rentrée est prévue le lundi 14 pour les élèves des Std II à Std VI et pour ceux de la Form II à la Form VI.• Laboratoire à distance mis sur pied

11 Jan 2013, Le Matinal

After CPE: Prevocational Sector this Year

Nothing is lost for students who failed the examinations for the Certificate of Primary Education (CPE). The Ministry of Education gives them the opportunity this year to continue their studies in the prevocational sector (Prevok). They can take the CPE exams in 2013.

09 Jan 2013, business.mega.mu