EDUCATION STATISTICS

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1 EDUCATION STATISTICS Introduction This issue of the Economic and Social Indicators presents data on education, compiled on the basis of information collected through the annual survey conducted in schools in March 2012, together with data from other sources. The data refer to the Republic of Mauritius (excluding Agalega) and cover pre-primary, primary, secondary (general and pre-vocational), technical & vocational, tertiary as well as education in specialised institutions. 2. Expenditure government expenditure for the year 2012 has been estimated at Rs 101,552 million, of which, Rs 12,632 million (12%) has been allocated to education and training. Out of the total budget on education and training for 2012, 47% is allocated to secondary education, 26% to primary education, 6% to tertiary education, 3% to technical and vocational education, 2% to pre-primary education and the remaining 16% to other expenses (Table 2.2 and Figure 1). Figure 1 - Expenditure on Education, Republic of Mauritius, 2012 Other, 16% Secondary, 47% Primary, 26% Pre-primary, 2% Tertiary, 6% Technical & Vocational, 3%

2 2 3. Pre-primary education 3.1 Schools In March 2012, there were 1,031 schools providing pre-primary education: 998 in the Island of Mauritius and 33 in Rodrigues. Of these schools, 779 (76%) were privately run institutions; 186 (18%), operating on government primary school premises, were administered by the Early Childhood Care and Education Authority (Ex Pre-School Trust Fund) and the remaining 66 (6%) were administered by either Roman Catholic (RC) or Hindu Education Authorities or Municipal/Village Councils (Table 3.1). 3.2 Enrolment enrolment in pre-primary schools numbered 33,579, of whom 16,992 were boys and 16,587 girls (Table 3.3). The Gross Enrolment Ratio (pre-primary enrolment as a percentage of the population aged 4 and 5 years) works out to 101% in 2012, against 97% in Personnel In March 2012, total employment in pre-primary schools stood at 3,494 of whom 2,508 were teachers and 986, non-teaching staff. The average number of pupils per teacher works out to Primary education 4.1 Schools In March 2012, there were 312 schools providing primary education: 297 in the Island of Mauritius and 15 in Rodrigues. The majority (223) of the schools were run by government, 51 by the Roman Catholic Education Authority (RCEA), 2 by the Hindu Education Authority and the other 36 were private non-aided schools. 4.2 Enrolment The primary school population in the Republic of Mauritius stood at 113,634 in 2012 a decrease of around 2% from 2011 figure. Boys represented 51% of the 2012 primary school population and girls 49%. Around 71% of the primary school population was enrolled in government schools and the remaining was in private aided and non-aided schools (Table 4.3).

3 3 Distribution by grade shows that the highest number of pupils were in standard VI (22,626 pupils including 4,167 repeaters). The Gross Enrolment Ratio (primary enrolment as a percentage of the population aged 6 to 11 years) works out to 99%, against 100% in Personnel At March 2012, 8,044 persons were employed in primary schools. Of this number, 5,427 were teaching staff: 4,083 General Purpose Teachers and 1,344 Oriental Language Teachers. The remaining 2,617 comprised 311 Head Teachers, 950 Deputy Head Teachers and 1,356 administrative and other workers (Table 4.9). The pupil/teacher (general purpose) ratio in primary schools works out to Certificate of Primary Education (CPE) In 2011, the number of candidates who took part in the CPE examination was 25,682 (23,176 school candidates and 2,506 private candidates), with an overall pass rate of 65%. The pass rate among school candidates, comprising 12,055 boys and 11,121 girls, was 69%. The girls were more successful than the boys, with respective pass rates of 75% and 63% (Table 4.12 and Figure 2). Pass Rate (%) Figure 2 - Certificate of Primary Education examination results by sex (school candidates only), Republic of Mauritius, Year Male Female The overall pass rate among the 2,506 private candidates (1,517 boys and 989 girls) was 30%, with girls again achieving better results than boys, 37% against 26% (Table 4.12). School candidates who took part in the CPE examination for the first time did much better than those re-taking the examination, 76% against 40% (Table 4.12).

4 4 5. Secondary General and Pre-vocational education 5.1 General and Pre-vocational Education At March 2012, 116 secondary schools were offering both general and pre-vocational education while 62 schools were offering general education only and 5 pre-vocational education only. 5.2 Secondary education (General) Schools Out of the 178 schools dispensing secondary general education, 172 were in the Island of Mauritius and 6 in Rodrigues. State administered schools numbered 68, while the other 110 were private aided and non-aided schools (Table 5.1) Enrolment Secondary education enrolment increased by 388 from 115,289 in 2011 to reach 115,677 in Table 5.3 shows that 60,303 (52%) were girls and 55,374 (48%) were boys. About 43% of the secondary school population were in state schools and 57% in private (aided and unaided) schools. Gross Enrolment Ratio (secondary education enrolment as a percentage of the population aged 12 to 19 years) for the general stream works out to 71% in 2012 against 70% in Pre-vocational education Schools At March 2012, 121 schools were offering pre-vocational education: 115 in the Island of Mauritius and 6 in Rodrigues. Forty-six of these schools were state pre-vocational schools while the remaining 75 were private schools (Table 5.9) Enrolment Enrolment in the schools offering pre-vocational education was 7,221 comprising 4,641 boys and 2,580 girls (Table 5.11). About 30% of the students in pre-vocational schools were in state schools.

5 5 5.4 Personnel The number of teachers working in secondary schools offering general and prevocational education was 8,643 at March The secondary education teaching staff in the general stream was 8,014 (3,287 males and 4,727 females). The pupil/teacher ratio works out to14. On the other hand, the prevocational education teaching staff stood at 629 (227 males and 402 females), giving an average of 11 pupils per teacher. 5.5 Cambridge School Certificate (SC) In 2011, out of 17,192 candidates (8,080 males and 9,112 females) who took part in the Cambridge School Certificate examination, 13,194 were successful. Comparison with the 2010 results shows that the overall pass rate decreased slightly from 77.8% to 76.7% (Table 5.19 and Figure 3). Figure 3 - Cambridge School Certificate pass rate (school candidates only), Republic of Mauritius, Pass rate (%) Male Female Year 5.6 Cambridge Higher School Certificate (HSC) The number of students taking part in the 2011 Cambridge Higher School Certificate examination stood at 10,081 (4,283 males and 5,798 females). The overall pass rate is 79.3%, slightly higher than the 2010 figure of 78.3% (Table 5.20 and Figure 4).

6 6 Figure 4 - Cambridge Higher School Certificate pass rate (school candidates only), Republic of Mauritius, Pass rate (%) Year Male Female 5.7 Technical and Vocational Education In 2011, there were 9,333 students enrolled in publicly funded technical and vocational courses, of whom 78% were males. Nearly 49% of the students were enrolled in full-time courses, 39% in part-time courses and the rest (12%) in apprenticeship courses (Table 5.22). 6. Special Education Needs (SEN) 6.1 Schools At March 2012, there were 50 Special Education Needs schools in the Republic of Mauritius registered with the Ministry of Education and Human Resources. Six schools were run by Government, while the other 44 were run by NGOs (Table 6.1). 6.2 Enrolment The number of students enrolled in these special schools stood at 1,862 as at March 2012, of whom 684 (37%) were girls and 1,178 (63%) were boys (Table 6.3). Table 6.6 shows that the three most frequent types of impairment were Intellectual Impairment (29%), Physical Disability (11%) and Severe and Multiple Disabilities (9%). 6.3 Personnel At March 2012, there were 422 persons employed in these special education needs institutions. Out of these, 278 were teaching staff, and 50 were medical and para-medical staff. The remaining 94 were administrative and ancillary workers (Table 6.7).

7 7 7. ICT in Education In March 2012, out of the 1,031 pre-primary schools in the Republic of Mauritius 482 (47%) had computers. All primary and secondary schools (general & pre-vocational) were equipped with computers. Schools having internet access for students stood at 5% in preprimary, 56% in primary and 93% in secondary schools (Table 7.1). 8. Tertiary Education As at December 2011, the total number of students (part-time and full-time) enrolled on tertiary-level programmes (including Distance Education) reached 45,969 compared to 44,334 in December 2010, representing an increase of 3.7%. The majority of students (78%) were enrolled in tertiary education locally in both public-funded institutions (49%) and private institutions (29%). The remaining 22% of the students were enrolled in tertiary education overseas (Table 8.1b). The Gross Enrolment Ratio (tertiary education enrolment as a percentage of the population aged 20 to 24 years), which was 45.1% in 2010, decreased to 45.0 % in Statistics Mauritius Ministry of Finance and Economic Development Port Louis Mauritius September 2012 Contact Person D. Pothegadoo Statistician Statistics Unit Ministry of Education and Human Resources Pont Fer, Phoenix Tel: , , Ext. 5430, 5478 Fax: dpothegadoo@mail.gov.mu

8 LIST OF TABLES Page 1 EDUCATION INDICATORS 1.1 Main Indicators, Republic of Mauritius, EXPENDITURE ON EDUCATION 2.1 Government Expenditure, Republic of Mauritius, Government Expenditure on Education by sector, PRE-PRIMARY EDUCATION Distribution of pre-primary schools by district and type of administration, Distribution of pre-primary schools by zone and type of administration, Enrolment and personnel in pre-primary schools by district and sex, Enrolment and personnel in pre-primary schools by zone and sex, PRIMARY EDUCATION Distribution of primary schools by district and type of administration, Distribution of primary schools by zone and type of administration, Enrolment in primary schools by district, type of administration and sex, Enrolment in primary schools by zone, type of administration and sex, Enrolment in primary schools by district and grade, Enrolment in primary schools by zone and grade, Enrolment in primary schools by grade and sex, Enrolment in primary schools by type of administration, grade and sex, , 16 Republic of Mauritius 4.9 Personnel in primary schools by district and occupational status, Personnel in primary schools by zone and occupational status, Certificate of Primary Education (CPE) examination results by sex, Performance at Certificate of Primary Education (CPE) examination by sex and sitting, SECONDARY EDUCATION - GENERAL AND PRE-VOCATIONAL Distribution of secondary schools by district and type of adminstration, Distribution of secondary schools by zone and type of administration, Enrolment in secondary schools (general) by district, type of adminstration and sex, Enrolment in secondary schools (general) by zone, type of adminstration and sex, Enrolment in secondary schools (general) by district and grade, Enrolment in secondary schools (general) by zone and grade, Enrolment in secondary schools (general) by grade and sex, Enrolment in secondary schools (general) by type of adminstration, grade and sex, , Republic of Mauritius 24

9 5.9 Distribution of schools offering pre-vocational education by district and type of adminstration, Distribution of schools offering pre-vocational education by zone and type of administration, Enrolment in schools offering pre-vocational education by district, type of administration 26 and sex, Enrolment in schools offering pre-vocational education by zone, type of administration and sex, Enrolment in schools offering pre-vocational education by district and year of study, Enrolment in schools offering pre-vocational education by zone and year of study, Enrolment in schools offering pre-vocational education by year of study and sex, Enrolment in schools offering pre-vocational education by type of administration, year of study and sex, , Republic of Mauritius Teaching staff in secondary schools (general & pre-vocational stream) by district and sex, Teaching staff in secondary schools (general & pre-vocational stream) by zone and sex, Cambridge School Certificate (SC) examination results by type of school administration and sex, Cambridge Higher School Certificate (HSC) examination results by type of school administration and sex, Enrolment in Mauritius Institute of Training and Development (MITD) centres offering National Trade Certificate (Foundation course) by zone and sex, Number enrolled in Mauritius Institute of Training and Development (MITD) Centres 33 Republic of Mauritius, Number enrolled in Mauritius Institute of Training and Development (MITD) Centres by course level, year of study and sex (Full Time), SPECIAL EDUCATION NEEDS 6.1 Distribution of Special Education Needs (SEN) schools by district and type of administration, Distribution of Special Education Needs (SEN) schools by zone and type of administration, Enrolment in Special Education Needs (SEN) schools by sex and district, Enrolment in Special Education Needs (SEN) schools by sex and zone, Enrolment in Special Education Needs (SEN) schools by age and sex, Republic of Mauritius, Number of pupils in Special Education Needs (SEN) schools by type of impairment and sex, Republic of Mauritius, Personnel in Special Education Needs (SEN) schools by sex, Republic of Mauritius, ICT 7.1 ICT in pre-primary, primary and secondary schools - Republic of Mauritius, (a) 8.1(b) POST SECONDARY EDUCATION number of students enrolled in Tertiary Education, both locally and overseas, by field of study as at December 2010 number of students enrolled in Tertiary Education, both locally and overseas, by field of study as at December

10 - 8 - Table Main Indicators, Republic of Mauritius, Pre-primary Number of schools 1,070 1,057 1,042 1,018 1,031 Enrolment 36,242 35,974 35,139 33,901 33,579 Number of teachers 2,541 2,518 2,538 2,550 2,508 Gross Enrolment Ratio (%) Pupil/Teacher Ratio Primary Number of schools Enrolment 119, , , , ,634 Number of teachers 5,495 5,454 5,472 5,701 5,427 Gross Enrolment Ratio (%) Pupil/Teacher Ratio Transition Rate (Primary to Secondary) n.a Certificate of Primary Education Pass Rate n.a Secondary (General and Pre-Vocational) Number of schools Enrolment 124, , , , ,898 Number of teachers 8,053 8,186 8,323 8,507 8,643 Gross Enrolment Ratio (%) Pupil/Teacher Ratio Cambridge School Certificate Pass Rate n.a Cambridge Higher School Certificate Pass Rate n.a Tertiary 1 Number of institutions n.a Enrolment 38,623 41,484 44,334 45,969 n.a Gross Enrolment Ratio (%) n.a 1 Source: Tertiary Education Commission Expenditure 2007/ / Government Expenditure (Rs million) 61, , , , ,552.2 Government Expenditure on Education (Rs million) 8, , , , ,632.3 Government Expenditure on Education as a % of GDP at market price Government Expenditure on Education as a % of Government Expenditure Revised n.a: Not available

11 - 9 - Table 2.1- Government Expenditure, Republic of Mauritius, 2010, 2011 and 2012 (Rs million) Government Expenditure of which expenditure by: 79, , ,552.2 Ministry of Education & HR 9, , ,764.1 Table Government Expenditure on Education, 2010, 2011 and 2012 (Rs million) Amount % Amount % Amount % Island of Mauritius Ministry of Education & HR 9, , , Pre-primary Primary 2, , , Secondary 5, , , Technical & Vocational Special Education Needs Other , Ministry of Tertiary Education Tertiary Education Island of Rodrigues Pre-Primary Primary Secondary Technical & Vocational Tertiary Education Other Other Ministries , , , Actual Expenditure 2 Budget Estimates 3 Includes Mauritius Institute of Education (MIE), Conservatoire de Musique Francois Mitterrand, Human Resource Development Council (HRDC), National Productivity and Competitiveness Council (NPCC), Mauritius Qualifications Authority (MQA), Rajiv Gandhi Science Centre & World Hindi Secretariat 4 Expenditure on Education under Ministry of Rodrigues Vote

12 Table Distribution of pre-primary schools by district and type of administration, 2012 District Type of Administration ECCEA 1 RC/HA 2 Municipal/ V.Council Private 3 Port Louis Pamplemousses Riv. du Rempart Flacq Grand Port Savanne Plaines Wilhems Moka Black River Island of Mauritius Island of Rodrigues Republic of Mauritius 1, Table Distribution of pre-primary schools by zone and type of administration, 2012 Type of Administration Zone ECCEA 1 RC/HA 2 Municipal/ V.Council Private Port Louis / North B.Bassin-R.Hill / East Curepipe / South Q.Bornes / Vacoas-Phoenix /West Island of Mauritius Island of Rodrigues Republic of Mauritius 1, ECCEA: Early Childhood Care and Education Authority (Ex Pre-School Trust Fund) 2 RC/HA: Roman Catholic and Hindu Aided Schools 3 Private: Includes pupils from NGO

13 Table Enrolment and personnel in pre-primary schools by district and sex, 2012 District Enrolment Male Female Teaching Personnel 1 Non - Teaching Port Louis 2,355 2,329 4, Pamplemousses 1,805 1,758 3, Riviere du Rempart 1,531 1,484 3, Flacq 1,991 1,920 3, Grand Port 1,349 1,279 2, Savanne , Plaines Wilhems 4,602 4,453 9, ,118 Moka , Black River , Island of Mauritius 16,211 15,761 31,972 2, ,415 Island of Rodrigues , Republic of Mauritius 16,992 16,587 33,579 2, ,494 Table Enrolment and personnel in pre-primary schools by zone and sex, 2012 Zone Enrolment Male Female Teaching Personnel 1 Non - Teaching 1 - Port Louis / North 5,695 5,565 11, , B.Bassin-R.Hill / East 4,116 4,000 8, Curepipe / South 3,319 3,216 6, Q.Bornes / Vacoas-Phoenix / West 3,081 2,980 6, Island of Mauritius 16,211 15,761 31,972 2, ,415 Island of Rodrigues , Republic of Mauritius 16,992 16,587 33,579 2, ,494 1 Provisional

14 Table Distribution of primary schools 1 by district and type of administration, 2012 Type of Administration District Government Private Aided Non - Aided No. % No. % No. % Port Louis Pamplemousses Riviere du Rempart Flacq Grand Port Savanne Plaines Wilhems Moka Black River Island of Mauritius Island of Rodrigues Republic of Mauritius Table Distribution of primary schools 1 by zone and type of administration, 2012 Type of Administration Zone Private Government Aided Non - Aided No. % No. % No. % 1 - Port Louis / North B.Bassin-R.Hill / East Curepipe / South Q.Bornes / Vacoas-Phoenix / West Island of Mauritius Island of Rodrigues Republic of Mauritius Excluding schools with partial stream

15 Table Enrolment in primary schools 1 by district, type of administration and sex, 2012 Private schools All schools Government schools District Aided Non-aided Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Port Louis 15,491 7,776 7,715 9,825 4,934 4,891 5,075 2,556 2, Pamplemousses 10,659 5,465 5,194 8,816 4,465 4, ,843 1, Riviere du Rempart 9,627 5,001 4,626 7,963 4,140 3, Flacq 13,029 6,645 6,384 10,949 5,588 5,361 1, Grand Port 9,720 4,833 4,887 8,009 3,978 4,031 1, Savanne 5,918 3,072 2,846 5,084 2,635 2, Plaines Wilhems 31,648 16,030 15,618 17,822 9,081 8,741 8,768 4,454 4,314 5,058 2,495 2,563 Moka 7,381 3,782 3,599 5,506 2,832 2, Black River 5,046 2,543 2,503 3,800 1,928 1, Island of Mauritius 108,519 55,147 53,372 77,774 39,581 38,193 20,871 10,564 10,307 9,874 5,002 4,872 Island of Rodrigues 5,115 2,601 2,514 3,081 1,582 1,499 2,034 1,019 1, Republic of Mauritius 113,634 57,748 55,886 80,855 41,163 39,692 22,905 11,583 11,322 9,874 5,002 4, Table Enrolment in primary schools 1 by zone, type of administration and sex, 2012 Zone Private schools All schools Government schools Aided Non-aided Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female 1 - Port Louis / North 36,588 18,670 17,918 27,415 13,967 13,448 5,982 3,019 2,963 3,191 1,684 1, B.Bassin-R.Hill / East 27,132 13,818 13,314 19,460 9,960 9,500 6,268 3,125 3,143 1, Curepipe / South 23,885 12,078 11,807 16,530 8,366 8,164 4,899 2,509 2,390 2,456 1,203 1, Q.Bornes / Vacoas - Phoenix / West 20,914 10,581 10,333 14,369 7,288 7,081 3,722 1,911 1,811 2,823 1,382 1,441 Island of Mauritius 108,519 55,147 53,372 77,774 39,581 38,193 20,871 10,564 10,307 9,874 5,002 4,872 Island of Rodrigues 5,115 2,601 2,514 3,081 1,582 1,499 2,034 1,019 1, Republic of Mauritius 113,634 57,748 55,886 80,855 41,163 39,692 22,905 11,583 11,322 9,874 5,002 4,872 ¹ including enrolment in schools with a partial stream

16 Table Enrolment in primary schools 1 by district and grade, 2012 Grade/Standard District I II III IV V VI VI (repeaters) All Grades Port Louis 2,291 2,382 2,521 2,489 2,579 2, ,491 Pamplemousses 1,617 1,703 1,775 1,668 1,730 1, ,659 Riviere du Rempart 1,427 1,467 1,609 1,636 1,651 1, ,627 Flacq 1,882 2,089 2,133 2,086 2,149 2, ,029 Grand Port 1,383 1,649 1,524 1,607 1,629 1, ,720 Savanne , ,918 Plaines Wilhems 4,823 5,017 5,114 5,264 5,330 5, ,648 Moka 1,080 1,142 1,188 1,240 1,286 1, ,381 Black River ,046 Island of Mauritius 16,179 17,284 17,642 17,681 18,131 17,660 3, ,519 Island of Rodrigues ,115 Republic of Mauritius 16,967 18,106 18,540 18,463 18,932 18,459 4, ,634 Table Enrolment in primary schools 1 by zone and grade, 2012 Grade/Standard Zone I II III IV V VI VI (repeaters) All Grades 1 -Port Louis / North 5,454 5,685 6,032 5,920 6,091 5,868 1,538 36, B.Bassin-R.Hill / East 3,972 4,278 4,422 4,428 4,519 4, , Curepipe / South 3,501 3,932 3,815 3,930 4,055 3, , Q.Bornes/Vacoas-Phoenix/West 3,252 3,389 3,373 3,403 3,466 3, ,914 Island of Mauritius 16,179 17,284 17,642 17,681 18,131 17,660 3, ,519 Island of Rodrigues ,115 Republic of Mauritius 16,967 18,106 18,540 18,463 18,932 18,459 4, ,634 ¹ including enrolment in schools with a partial stream

17 Table Enrolment in primary schools 1 by grade and sex, Grade Male Female Male Female Male Female Republic of Mauritius I 18,430 9,228 9,202 18,112 9,147 8,965 16,967 8,683 8,284 II 18,482 9,388 9,094 18,465 9,273 9,192 18,106 9,158 8,948 III 19,087 9,605 9,482 18,562 9,401 9,161 18,540 9,320 9,220 IV 18,812 9,462 9,350 19,029 9,602 9,427 18,463 9,374 9,089 V 19,257 9,763 9,494 18,700 9,378 9,322 18,932 9,495 9,437 VI 19,273 9,776 9,497 19,094 9,685 9,409 18,459 9,247 9,212 VI Repeaters 4,091 2,450 1,641 4,106 2,449 1,657 4,167 2,471 1, ,432 59,672 57, ,068 58,935 57, ,634 57,748 55,886 Island of Mauritius I 17,533 8,789 8,744 17,287 8,709 8,578 16,179 8,294 7,885 II 17,684 8,981 8,703 17,572 8,830 8,742 17,284 8,736 8,548 III 18,261 9,193 9,068 17,772 8,987 8,785 17,642 8,875 8,767 IV 18,021 9,069 8,952 18,215 9,174 9,041 17,681 8,971 8,710 V 18,449 9,347 9,102 17,904 8,986 8,918 18,131 9,090 9,041 VI 18,487 9,380 9,107 18,283 9,277 9,006 17,660 8,849 8,811 VI Repeaters 3,874 2,309 1,565 3,874 2,300 1,574 3,942 2,332 1, ,309 57,068 55, ,907 56,263 54, ,519 55,147 53,372 Island of Rodrigues I II III IV V VI VI Repeaters ,123 2,604 2,519 5,161 2,672 2,489 5,115 2,601 2,514 1 Includes pupils attending schools with a partial stream

18 Table Enrolment in primary schools¹ by type of administration, grade and sex, Republic of Mauritius Grade Male Female Male Female Male Female All schools I 18,430 9,228 9,202 18,112 9,147 8,965 16,967 8,683 8,284 II 18,482 9,388 9,094 18,465 9,273 9,192 18,106 9,158 8,948 III 19,087 9,605 9,482 18,562 9,401 9,161 18,540 9,320 9,220 IV 18,812 9,462 9,350 19,029 9,602 9,427 18,463 9,374 9,089 V 19,257 9,763 9,494 18,700 9,378 9,322 18,932 9,495 9,437 VI 19,273 9,776 9,497 19,094 9,685 9,409 18,459 9,247 9,212 VI Repeaters 4,091 2,450 1,641 4,106 2,449 1,657 4,167 2,471 1, ,432 59,672 57, ,068 58,935 57, ,634 57,748 55,886 Government schools I 13,202 6,630 6,572 12,697 6,470 6,227 11,644 5,962 5,682 II 13,297 6,747 6,550 13,138 6,613 6,525 12,634 6,400 6,234 III 13,841 6,940 6,901 13,242 6,722 6,520 13,125 6,614 6,511 IV 13,609 6,895 6,714 13,756 6,939 6,817 13,168 6,695 6,473 V 13,976 7,093 6,883 13,547 6,844 6,703 13,631 6,827 6,804 VI 14,136 7,178 6,958 13,961 7,095 6,866 13,421 6,757 6,664 VI Repeaters 3,073 1,831 1,242 3,161 1,892 1,269 3,232 1,908 1,324 85,134 43,314 41,820 83,502 42,575 40,927 80,855 41,163 39,692 Private schools I 5,228 2,598 2,630 5,415 2,677 2,738 5,323 2,721 2,602 II 5,185 2,641 2,544 5,327 2,660 2,667 5,472 2,758 2,714 III 5,246 2,665 2,581 5,320 2,679 2,641 5,415 2,706 2,709 IV 5,203 2,567 2,636 5,273 2,663 2,610 5,295 2,679 2,616 V 5,281 2,670 2,611 5,153 2,534 2,619 5,301 2,668 2,633 VI 5,137 2,598 2,539 5,133 2,590 2,543 5,038 2,490 2,548 VI Repeaters 1, ,298 16,358 15,940 32,566 16,360 16,206 32,779 16,585 16,194 ¹ including enrolment in schools with a partial stream

19 Table Personnel in primary schools by district and occupational status, 2012 District Head Teacher Deputy Head Teacher Teacher General Purpose * Hindi Urdu Teacher, Oriental language Port Louis Pamplemousses Riv. du Rempart Flacq Grand Port Savanne Plaines Wilhems , ,175 Moka Black River Island of Mauritius ,866 1, ,628 Island of Rodrigues Republic of Mauritius ,083 1, ,044 Tamil Telugu Marathi Arabic Modern Chinese kreol Morisien School clerk Caretaker Labourer Other Table Personnel in primary schools by zone and occupational status, t 2012 Zone Head Teacher Deputy Head Teacher Teacher General Purpose * Hindi Urdu Teacher, Oriental language Tamil Telugu Marathi Arabic Modern Chinese kreol Morisien School clerk Caretaker Labourer Other 1 - Port Louis / North , , B.Bassin-R.Hill / East , Curepipe / South , Q.Bornes/ Vacoas-Phoenix / West ,462 Island of Mauritius ,866 1, ,628 Island of Rodrigues Republic of Mauritius ,083 1, ,044 * including physical education instructors

20 Table Certificate of Primary Education (CPE) examination results by sex, School Candidates only Number Examined Number % Number Number % Number Number Passed Passed Examined Passed Passed Examined Passed % Passed Republic of Mauritius 22,620 15, ,156 15, ,176 15, Male 11,764 7, ,048 7, ,055 7, Female 10,856 8, ,108 8, ,121 8, Island of Mauritius 21,675 14, ,153 15, ,131 15, Male 11,262 7, ,508 7, ,502 7, Female 10,413 7, ,645 7, ,629 7, Island of Rodrigues , , Male Female Source: Mauritius Examinations Syndicate

21 Table Performance at Certificate of Primary Education (CPE) examination by sex and sitting, 2011 School Candidates Number Examined Island of Mauritius Island of Rodrigues Republic of Mauritius Number Passed % Passed Number Examined Number Passed % Passed Number Examined Number Passed % Passed First Sitting 17,775 13, ,583 14, Male 8,972 6, ,380 6, Female 8,803 7, ,203 7, Second Sitting 4,356 1, ,593 1, (or more) Male 2, , Female 1, , Ttl 22,131 15, , ,176 15, Male 11,502 7, ,055 7, Female 10,629 7, ,121 8, Private Candidates 2, , Male 1, , Female School & Private Candidates 24,582 15, , ,682 16, Source: Mauritius Examinations Syndicate Male 12,990 7, ,572 7, Female 11,592 8, ,110 8,

22 Table Distribution of secondary schools by district and type of administration, 2012 District All Schools 1 Type of Administration Private State 2 Aided 3 Non - Aided No. % No. % No. % Port Louis Pamplemousses Riviere du Rempart Flacq Grand Port Savanne Plaines Wilhems Moka Black River Island of Mauritius Island of Rodrigues Republic of Mauritius Table Distribution of secondary schools by zone and type of administration, 2012 Type of Administration Zone All Schools 1 State 2 Aided 3 Private Non - Aided No. % No. % No. % 1 - Port Louis / North B.Bassin-R.Hill / East Curepipe / South Q.Bornes / Vacoas-Phoenix / West Island of Mauritius Island of Rodrigues Republic of Mauritius of these schools offer general education only and 116 both academic and pre-vocational education 2 includes Mahatma Gandhi Institute, Rabindranath Tagore Secondary School and 4 Mahatma Gandhi State Schools 3 includes Mauritius Educational Development Company (MEDCO) / Rodrigues Educational Development Company (REDCO)

23 Table Enrolment in secondary schools (general) by district, type of administration and sex, 2012 Private schools District All schools State schools 1 Aided 2 Non-aided Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Port Louis 14,825 6,903 7,922 5,403 2,570 2,833 8,292 3,631 4,661 1, Pamplemousses 9,383 4,157 5,226 5,947 2,671 3,276 3,389 1,453 1, Riviere du Rempart 10,147 5,247 4,900 5,067 3,189 1,878 4,444 1,731 2, Flacq 12,672 6,002 6,670 6,147 2,354 3,793 6,525 3,648 2, Grand Port 6,916 3,084 3,832 3,020 1,623 1,397 3,896 1,461 2, Savanne 3,908 1,876 2,032 2,592 1,265 1,327 1, Plaines Wilhems 46,123 23,030 23,093 17,345 7,901 9,444 25,493 13,283 12,210 3,285 1,846 1,439 Moka 5,940 2,565 3,375 3,099 1,431 1,668 1, ,067 1, Black River 1, ,135 1, Island of Mauritius 111,753 53,568 58,185 49,867 23,414 26,453 55,387 26,489 28,898 6,499 3,665 2,834 Island of Rodrigues 3,924 1,806 2, ,924 1,806 2, Republic of Mauritius 115,677 55,374 60,303 49,867 23,414 26,453 59,311 28,295 31,016 6,499 3,665 2, Table Enrolment in secondary schools (general) by zone, type of administration and sex, 2012 Private schools Zone All schools State schools 1 Aided 2 Non-aided Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female 1 - Port Louis / North 34,718 16,307 18,411 16,780 8,430 8,350 16,125 6,815 9,310 1,813 1, B.Bassin-R.Hill / East 29,846 14,484 15,362 13,245 5,647 7,598 15,072 8,001 7,071 1, Curepipe / South 28,087 14,163 13,924 9,561 5,195 4,366 15,691 7,394 8,297 2,835 1,574 1, Q.Bornes / Vacoas-Phoenix / West 19,102 8,614 10,488 10,281 4,142 6,139 8,499 4,279 4, Island of Mauritius 111,753 53,568 58,185 49,867 23,414 26,453 55,387 26,489 28,898 6,499 3,665 2,834 Island of Rodrigues 3,924 1,806 2, ,924 1,806 2, Republic of Mauritius 115,677 55,374 60,303 49,867 23,414 26,453 59,311 28,295 31,016 6,499 3,665 2,834 1 includes Mahatma Gandhi Institute, Rabindranath Tagore Secondary School and Mahatma Gandhi State Schools 2 includes Mauritius Educational Development Company (MEDCO) / Rodrigues Educational Development Company (REDCO)

24 Table Enrolment in secondary schools (general) by district and grade, 2012 District Grade I II III IV V VI Lower VI Upper All Grades Port Louis 2,124 2,207 2,196 2,393 2,565 1,715 1,625 14,825 Pamplemousses 1,454 1,451 1,450 1,612 1, ,383 Riviere du Rempart 1,533 1,573 1,501 1,641 1,768 1,004 1,127 10,147 Flacq 1,821 1,742 1,772 2,128 2,623 1,158 1,428 12,672 Grand Port ,141 1, ,916 Savanne ,908 Plaines Wilhems 6,825 7,018 6,551 7,326 7,787 5,356 5,260 46,123 Moka , ,940 Black River ,839 Island of Mauritius 16,374 16,647 16,281 18,165 20,107 12,109 12, ,753 Island of Rodrigues ,924 Republic of Mauritius 17,075 17,330 16,913 18,836 20,749 12,426 12, ,677 Table Enrolment in secondary schools (general) by zone and grade, 2012 Zone Grade I II III IV V VI Lower VI Upper All Grades 1 - Port Louis / North 5,172 5,291 5,203 5,700 6,051 3,683 3,618 34, B.Bassin-R.Hill / East 4,331 4,412 4,259 4,929 5,418 3,219 3,278 29, Curepipe / South 4,092 4,040 3,895 4,476 5,273 3,085 3,226 28, Q.Bornes / Vacoas-Phoenix / West 2,779 2,904 2,924 3,060 3,365 2,122 1,948 19,102 Island of Mauritius 16,374 16,647 16,281 18,165 20,107 12,109 12, ,753 Island of Rodrigues ,924 Republic of Mauritius 17,075 17,330 16,913 18,836 20,749 12,426 12, ,677

25 Table Enrolment in secondary schools (general) by grade and sex, Grade Male Female Male Female Male Female Republic of Mauritius I 16,240 7,894 8,346 16,924 8,322 8,602 17,075 8,290 8,785 II 17,030 8,222 8,808 16,373 7,963 8,410 17,330 8,493 8,837 III 17,568 8,382 9,186 17,342 8,461 8,881 16,913 8,301 8,612 IV 20,522 9,955 10,567 19,473 9,405 10,068 18,836 9,094 9,742 V 21,162 10,397 10,765 20,842 10,178 10,664 20,749 10,140 10,609 VI Lower 11,263 4,994 6,269 12,510 5,533 6,977 12,426 5,579 6,847 VI Upper 11,218 5,011 6,207 11,825 5,326 6,499 12,348 5,477 6, ,003 54,855 60, ,289 55,188 60, ,677 55,374 60,303 Island of Mauritius I 15,728 7,641 8,087 16,379 8,048 8,331 16,374 7,958 8,416 II 16,479 7,939 8,540 15,862 7,706 8,156 16,647 8,154 8,493 III 16,901 8,087 8,814 16,727 8,154 8,573 16,281 7,990 8,291 IV 19,875 9,660 10,215 18,773 9,114 9,659 18,165 8,797 9,368 V 20,486 10,092 10,394 20,220 9,896 10,324 20,107 9,872 10,235 VI Lower 11,008 4,890 6,118 12,210 5,409 6,801 12,109 5,438 6,671 VI Upper 10,941 4,889 6,052 11,582 5,221 6,361 12,070 5,359 6, ,418 53,198 58, ,753 53,548 58, ,753 53,568 58,185 Island of Rodrigues I II III IV V VI Lower VI Upper ,585 1,657 1,928 3,536 1,640 1,896 3,924 1,806 2,118

26 Table Enrolment in secondary schools (general) by type of administration, grade and sex, Republic of Mauritius Grade Male Female Male Female Male Female All schools I 16,240 7,894 8,346 16,924 8,322 8,602 17,075 8,290 8,785 II 17,030 8,222 8,808 16,373 7,963 8,410 17,330 8,493 8,837 III 17,568 8,382 9,186 17,342 8,461 8,881 16,913 8,301 8,612 IV 20,522 9,955 10,567 19,473 9,405 10,068 18,836 9,094 9,742 V 21,162 10,397 10,765 20,842 10,178 10,664 20,749 10,140 10,609 VI Lower 11,263 4,994 6,269 12,510 5,533 6,977 12,426 5,579 6,847 VI Upper 11,218 5,011 6,207 11,825 5,326 6,499 12,348 5,477 6, ,003 54,855 60, ,289 55,188 60, ,677 55,374 60,303 State Schools I 7,171 3,529 3,642 7,408 3,570 3,838 7,317 3,508 3,809 II 7,379 3,648 3,731 7,161 3,479 3,682 7,335 3,516 3,819 III 7,245 3,560 3,685 7,460 3,688 3,772 7,249 3,547 3,702 IV 7,802 3,737 4,065 7,585 3,714 3,871 7,713 3,779 3,934 V 8,220 3,969 4,251 7,984 3,785 4,199 8,095 3,917 4,178 VI Lower 5,626 2,367 3,259 5,993 2,516 3,477 5,915 2,540 3,375 VI Upper 5,615 2,299 3,316 6,114 2,577 3,537 6,243 2,607 3,636 49,058 23,109 25,949 49,705 23,329 26,376 49,867 23,414 26,453 Private Schools I 9,069 4,365 4,704 9,516 4,752 4,764 9,758 4,782 4,976 II 9,651 4,574 5,077 9,212 4,484 4,728 9,995 4,977 5,018 III 10,323 4,822 5,501 9,882 4,773 5,109 9,664 4,754 4,910 IV 12,720 6,218 6,502 11,888 5,691 6,197 11,123 5,315 5,808 V 12,942 6,428 6,514 12,858 6,393 6,465 12,654 6,223 6,431 VI Lower 5,637 2,627 3,010 6,517 3,017 3,500 6,511 3,039 3,472 VI Upper 5,603 2,712 2,891 5,711 2,749 2,962 6,105 2,870 3,235 65,945 31,746 34,199 65,584 31,859 33,725 65,810 31,960 33,850

27 Table Distribution of schools offering pre-vocational education by district and type of administration, 2012 Type of Administration District All Schools 1 State Private 2 No. % No. % Port Louis Pamplemousses Riviere du Rempart Flacq Grand Port Savanne Plaines Wilhems Moka Black River Island of Mauritius Island of Rodrigues Republic of Mauritius Table Distribution of schools offering pre-vocational education by zone and type of administration, 2012 Type of Administration Zone All Schools 1 State Private 2 No. % No. % 1 - Port Louis / North B.Bassin-R.Hill / East Curepipe / South Q.Bornes / Vacoas-Phoenix / West Island of Mauritius Island of Rodrigues Republic of Mauritius includes 116 secondary schools providing both academic and pre-vocational education and 5 schools providing only pre-vocational 2 includes Mauritius Educational Development Company (MEDCO) / Rodrigues Educational Development Company (REDCO)

28 Table Enrolment in schools offering pre-vocational education by district, type of administration and sex, 2012 District All schools State schools Private schools 1 Male Female Male Female Male Female Port Louis 1, Pamplemousses Riviere du Rempart Flacq Grand Port Savanne Plaines Wilhems 1,835 1, , Moka Black River Island of Mauritius 6,786 4,349 2,437 2,173 1, ,613 3,079 1,534 Island of Rodrigues Republic of Mauritius 7,221 4,641 2,580 2,173 1, ,048 3,371 1,677 Table Enrolment in schools offering pre-vocational education by zone, type of administration and sex, 2012 Zone All schools State schools Private schools 1 Male Female Male Female Male Female 1 - Port Louis / North 2,486 1, ,723 1, B.Bassin-R.Hill / East 1,700 1, , Curepipe / South 1, , Q.Bornes / Vacoas-Phoenix / West 1, Island of Mauritius 6,786 4,349 2,437 2,173 1, ,613 3,079 1,534 Island of Rodrigues Republic of Mauritius 7,221 4,641 2,580 2,173 1, ,048 3,371 1,677 1 includes Mauritius Educational Development Company (MEDCO) / Rodrigues Educational Development Company (REDCO)

29 Table Enrolment in schools offering pre-vocational education by district and year of study, 2012 Enrolment District Year I Year II Year III Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Port Louis , Pamplemousses Riviere du Rempart Flacq Grand Port Savanne P.Wilhems ,835 1, Moka Black River Island of Mauritius 2,510 1, ,241 1, ,035 1, ,786 4,349 2,437 Island of Rodrigues Republic of Mauritius 2,674 1, ,364 1, ,183 1, ,221 4,641 2,580 Table Enrolment in schools offering pre-vocational education by zone and year of study, 2012 Enrolment Zone Year I Year II Year III Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female 1- Port Louis / North ,486 1, B.Bassin-R.Hill / East ,700 1, Curepipe / South , Q.Bornes / Vacoas-Phoenix / West , Island of Mauritius 2,510 1, ,241 1, ,035 1, ,786 4,349 2,437 Island of Rodrigues Republic of Mauritius 2,674 1, ,364 1, ,183 1, ,221 4,641 2,580

30 Table Enrolment in schools offering pre-vocational education by year of study and sex, Year of study Male Female Male Female Male Female Republic of Mauritius I 2,691 1, ,544 1, ,674 1, II 2,589 1, ,409 1, ,364 1, III 2,162 1, ,317 1, ,183 1, ,442 4,764 2,678 7,270 4,635 2,635 7,221 4,641 2,580 Island of Mauritius I 2,549 1, ,434 1, ,510 1, II 2,463 1, ,276 1, ,241 1, III 2,016 1, ,197 1, ,035 1, ,028 4,511 2,517 6,907 4,398 2,509 6,786 4,349 2,437 Island of Rodrigues I II III

31 Table Enrolment in schools offering pre-vocational education by type of administration, year of study and sex, Republic of Mauritius Year of study Male Female Male Female Male Female All schools I 2,691 1, ,544 1, ,674 1, II 2,589 1, ,409 1, ,364 1, III 2,162 1, ,317 1, ,183 1, ,442 4,764 2,678 7,270 4,635 2,635 7,221 4,641 2,580 State I II III ,126 1, ,178 1, ,173 1, Private I 1,913 1, ,787 1, ,893 1, II 1,824 1, ,709 1, ,649 1, III 1, ,596 1, , ,316 3,389 1,927 5,092 3,304 1,788 5,048 3,371 1,677

32 Table Teaching staff in secondary schools (general & pre-vocational stream) by district and sex, 2012 District General Pre-vocational General & Pre-vocational Male Female Male Female Male Female Port Louis 1, , Pamplemousses Riviere du Rempart Flacq Grand Port Savanne Plaines Wilhems 3,048 1,228 1, ,212 1,279 1,933 Moka Black River Island of Mauritius 7,791 3,186 4, ,390 3,402 4,988 Island of Rodrigues Republic of Mauritius 8,014 3,287 4, ,643 3,514 5,129 Table Teaching staff in secondary schools (general & pre-vocational stream) by zone and sex, 2012 Zone General Pre-vocational General & Pre-vocational Male Female Male Female Male Female 1 - Port Louis / North 2, , ,605 1,076 1, B.Bassin-R.Hill / East 2, , , , Curepipe / South 1, , , , Q.Bornes / Vacoas-Phoenix / West 1, , Island of Mauritius 7,791 3,186 4, ,390 3,402 4,988 Island of Rodrigues Republic of Mauritius 8,014 3,287 4, ,643 3,514 5,129

33 Table Cambridge School Certificate (SC) examination results by type of school administration and sex, School candidates only Type of school administration and sex No. Examined 2009 No. Passed % Passed No. Examined 2010 No. Passed % Passed No. Examined 2011 No. Passed % Passed Republic of Mauritius 17,496 13, ,487 13, ,192 13, All Schools Male 8,136 5, ,170 5, ,080 5, Female 9,360 7, ,317 7, ,112 7, ,356 7, ,186 7, ,116 6, State Schools Male 4,043 3, ,963 3, ,892 3, Female 4,313 3, ,223 3, ,224 3, ,140 6, ,301 6, ,076 6, Private Schools Male 4,093 2, ,207 2, ,188 2, Female 5,047 3, ,094 3, ,888 3, Island of Mauritius ,950 13, ,885 13, ,613 12, All Schools Male 7,910 5, ,904 5, ,818 5, Female 9,040 7, ,981 7, ,795 7, ,356 7, ,186 7, ,116 6, State Schools Male 4,043 3, ,963 3, ,892 3, Female 4,313 3, ,223 3, ,224 3, ,594 6, ,699 6, ,497 5, Private Schools Male 3,867 2, ,941 2, ,926 2, Female 4,727 3, ,758 3, ,571 3, Island of Rodrigues All Schools Male Female Source: Mauritius Examinations Syndicate 1 All candidates in Rodrigues are from REDCO and private schools