EDUCATION STATISTICS

EDUCATION STATISTICS - 2012 1. 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 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 2011. 3.3 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 13. 4 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 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 2011. 4.3 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 28. 4.4 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 (%) 80.0 70.0 60.0 50.0 40.0 30.0 20.0 10.0 0.0 Figure 2 - Certificate of Primary Education examination results by sex (school candidates only), Republic of Mauritius, 2009-2011 74.5 74.4 74.9 68.1 68.5 68.6 62.3 63.1 62.7 2009 2010 2011 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 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) 5.2.1 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). 5.2.2 Enrolment Secondary education enrolment increased by 388 from 115,289 in 2011 to reach 115,677 in 2012. 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 2011. 5.3 Pre-vocational education 5.3.1 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). 5.3.2 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 5.4 Personnel The number of teachers working in secondary schools offering general and prevocational education was 8,643 at March 2012. 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, 2009-2011 Pass rate (%) 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 82.7 81.8 81.2 77.6 77.8 76.7 71.8 73.3 71.8 Male Female 0 2009 2010 2011 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 Figure 4 - Cambridge Higher School Certificate pass rate (school candidates only), Republic of Mauritius, 2009-2011 Pass rate (%) 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 82.1 81.7 82.3 78.8 78.3 79.3 74.2 73.7 75.3 2009 2010 2011 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. 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 2011. 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: 601 5252, 601 5200, Ext. 5430, 5478 Fax: 686 8774 Email : dpothegadoo@mail.gov.mu

LIST OF TABLES Page 1 EDUCATION INDICATORS 1.1 Main Indicators, Republic of Mauritius, 2008-2012 8 2 EXPENDITURE ON EDUCATION 2.1 Government Expenditure, Republic of Mauritius, 2010-2012 9 2.2 Government Expenditure on Education by sector, 2010-2012 9 3 3.1 PRE-PRIMARY EDUCATION Distribution of pre-primary schools by district and type of administration, 2012 10 3.2 Distribution of pre-primary schools by zone and type of administration, 2012 10 3.3 Enrolment and personnel in pre-primary schools by district and sex, 2012 11 3.4 Enrolment and personnel in pre-primary schools by zone and sex, 2012 11 4 4.1 PRIMARY EDUCATION Distribution of primary schools by district and type of administration, 2012 12 4.2 Distribution of primary schools by zone and type of administration, 2012 12 4.3 Enrolment in primary schools by district, type of administration and sex, 2012 13 4.4 Enrolment in primary schools by zone, type of administration and sex, 2012 13 4.5 Enrolment in primary schools by district and grade, 2012 14 4.6 Enrolment in primary schools by zone and grade, 2012 14 4.7 Enrolment in primary schools by grade and sex, 2010-2012 15 4.8 Enrolment in primary schools by type of administration, grade and sex, 2010-2012, 16 Republic of Mauritius 4.9 Personnel in primary schools by district and occupational status, 2012 17 4.10 Personnel in primary schools by zone and occupational status, 2012 17 4.11 Certificate of Primary Education (CPE) examination results by sex, 2009-2011 18 4.12 Performance at Certificate of Primary Education (CPE) examination by sex and sitting, 2011 19 5 5.1 SECONDARY EDUCATION - GENERAL AND PRE-VOCATIONAL Distribution of secondary schools by district and type of adminstration, 2012 20 5.2 Distribution of secondary schools by zone and type of administration, 2012 20 5.3 Enrolment in secondary schools (general) by district, type of adminstration and sex, 2012 21 5.4 Enrolment in secondary schools (general) by zone, type of adminstration and sex, 2012 21 5.5 Enrolment in secondary schools (general) by district and grade, 2012 22 5.6 Enrolment in secondary schools (general) by zone and grade, 2012 22 5.7 Enrolment in secondary schools (general) by grade and sex, 2010-2012 23 5.8 Enrolment in secondary schools (general) by type of adminstration, grade and sex, 2010-2012, Republic of Mauritius 24

5.9 Distribution of schools offering pre-vocational education by district and type of adminstration, 2012 25 5.10 Distribution of schools offering pre-vocational education by zone and type of administration, 2012 25 5.11 Enrolment in schools offering pre-vocational education by district, type of administration 26 and sex, 2012 5.12 Enrolment in schools offering pre-vocational education by zone, type of administration and sex, 2012 26 5.13 Enrolment in schools offering pre-vocational education by district and year of study, 2012 27 5.14 Enrolment in schools offering pre-vocational education by zone and year of study, 2012 27 5.15 Enrolment in schools offering pre-vocational education by year of study and sex, 2010-2012 28 5.16 Enrolment in schools offering pre-vocational education by type of administration, year of study and sex, 2010-2012, Republic of Mauritius 29 5.17 Teaching staff in secondary schools (general & pre-vocational stream) by district and sex, 2012 30 5.18 Teaching staff in secondary schools (general & pre-vocational stream) by zone and sex, 2012 30 5.19 Cambridge School Certificate (SC) examination results by type of school administration and sex, 2009-2011 31 5.20 Cambridge Higher School Certificate (HSC) examination results by type of school administration and sex, 2009-2011 32 5.21 Enrolment in Mauritius Institute of Training and Development (MITD) centres offering National Trade Certificate (Foundation course) by zone and sex, 2011 33 5.22 Number enrolled in Mauritius Institute of Training and Development (MITD) Centres 33 Republic of Mauritius, 2011 5.23 Number enrolled in Mauritius Institute of Training and Development (MITD) Centres by course level, year of study and sex (Full Time),2011 33 6 SPECIAL EDUCATION NEEDS 6.1 Distribution of Special Education Needs (SEN) schools by district and type of administration, 2012 34 6.2 Distribution of Special Education Needs (SEN) schools by zone and type of administration, 2012 34 6.3 Enrolment in Special Education Needs (SEN) schools by sex and district, 2010-2012 35 6.4 Enrolment in Special Education Needs (SEN) schools by sex and zone, 2010-2012 35 6.5 Enrolment in Special Education Needs (SEN) schools by age and sex, Republic of Mauritius, 2010-2012 36 6.6 Number of pupils in Special Education Needs (SEN) schools by type of impairment and sex, Republic of Mauritius, 2012 37 6.7 Personnel in Special Education Needs (SEN) schools by sex, Republic of Mauritius, 2010-2012 37 7 ICT 7.1 ICT in pre-primary, primary and secondary schools - Republic of Mauritius, 2012 38 8 8.1(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 2011 39 40

- 8 - Table 1.1 - Main Indicators, Republic of Mauritius, 2008-2012 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 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 (%) 94 96 96 97 101 Pupil/Teacher Ratio 14 14 14 13 13 Primary Number of schools 299 302 305 305 312 Enrolment 119,022 117,922 117,432 116,068 113,634 Number of teachers 5,495 5,454 5,472 5,701 5,427 Gross Enrolment Ratio (%) 101 101 101 100 99 Pupil/Teacher Ratio 29 29 28 27 28 Transition Rate (Primary to Secondary) 82 82 82 84 n.a Certificate of Primary Education Pass Rate 67.4 68.1 68.5 68.6 n.a Secondary (General and Pre-Vocational) Number of schools 187 185 187 185 183 Enrolment 124,998 124,259 122,445 122,559 122,898 Number of teachers 8,053 8,186 8,323 8,507 8,643 Gross Enrolment Ratio (%) 74 73 73 74 76 Pupil/Teacher Ratio 16 15 15 14 14 Cambridge School Certificate Pass Rate 76.5 77.6 77.8 76.7 n.a Cambridge Higher School Certificate Pass Rate 78.7 78.8 78.3 79.3 n.a Tertiary 1 Number of institutions 60 61 65 70 n.a Enrolment 38,623 41,484 44,334 45,969 n.a Gross Enrolment Ratio (%) 41 43 45 45 n.a 1 Source: Tertiary Education Commission Expenditure 2007/2008 2008/2009 2010 2 2011 2 2012 Government Expenditure (Rs million) 61,544.0 76,215.2 79,894.1 87,816.2 101,552.2 Government Expenditure on Education (Rs million) 8,326.8 10,625.0 10,880.9 11,017.4 12,632.3 Government Expenditure on Education as a % of GDP at market price 3.3 3.9 3.6 3.4 3.7 Government Expenditure on Education as a % of Government Expenditure 13.5 13.9 13.6 12.5 12.4 2 Revised n.a: Not available

- 9 - Table 2.1- Government Expenditure, Republic of Mauritius, 2010, 2011 and 2012 (Rs million) 2010 1 2011 1 2012 2 Government Expenditure of which expenditure by: 79,894.1 87,816.2 101,552.2 Ministry of Education & HR 9,119.0 9,241.7 10,764.1 Table 2.2 - Government Expenditure on Education, 2010, 2011 and 2012 (Rs million) 2010 1 2011 1 2012 2 Amount % Amount % Amount % Island of Mauritius Ministry of Education & HR 9,119.0 83.8 9,241.7 83.9 10,764.1 85.2 Pre-primary 146.4 1.3 152.6 1.4 189.0 1.5 Primary 2,807.8 25.8 2,838.6 25.8 3,165.1 25.1 Secondary 5,110.9 47.0 5,257.8 47.7 5,957.6 47.2 Technical & Vocational 450.4 4.1 409.4 3.7 395.0 3.1 Special Education Needs 26.3 0.2 28.6 0.3 41.4 0.3 Other 3 577.2 5.3 554.7 5.0 1,016.0 8.0 Ministry of Tertiary Education 735.3 6.7 758.3 6.9 732.6 5.8 Tertiary Education 735.3 6.7 758.3 6.9 732.6 5.8 Island of Rodrigues 4 193.2 1.8 212.0 1.9 201.9 1.6 Pre-Primary 4.6 0.0 4.7 0.0 4.6 0.0 Primary 131.5 1.2 147.5 1.3 150.9 1.2 Secondary 11.4 0.1 40.0 0.4 20.1 0.2 Technical & Vocational 0.4 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.4 0.0 Tertiary Education 8.0 0.1 8.0 0.1 8.0 0.1 Other 37.3 0.3 11.5 0.1 17.9 0.1 Other Ministries 833.4 7.7 805.4 7.3 933.7 7.4 10,880.9 100.0 11,017.4 100.0 12,632.3 100.0 1 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

- 10 - Table 3.1 - 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 133 19 1 17 96 Pamplemousses 108 23 1 1 83 Riv. du Rempart 96 23 2 71 Flacq 126 30 3 93 Grand Port 98 20 1 5 72 Savanne 57 10 1 1 45 Plaines Wilhems 285 29 1 29 226 Moka 53 17 3-33 Black River 42 12 - - 30 Island of Mauritius 998 183 11 55 749 Island of Rodrigues 33 3 - - 30 Republic of Mauritius 1,031 186 11 55 779 Table 3.2 - 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 3 1 - Port Louis / North 337 66 2 20 249 2 - B.Bassin-R.Hill / East 259 53 6 9 191 3 - Curepipe / South 223 36 2 8 177 4 - Q.Bornes / Vacoas-Phoenix /West 179 28 1 18 132 Island of Mauritius 998 183 11 55 749 Island of Rodrigues 33 3 - - 30 Republic of Mauritius 1,031 186 11 55 779 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

- 11 - Table 3.3 - 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 4,684 334 165 499 Pamplemousses 1,805 1,758 3,563 256 118 374 Riviere du Rempart 1,531 1,484 3,015 210 86 296 Flacq 1,991 1,920 3,911 290 87 377 Grand Port 1,349 1,279 2,628 202 45 247 Savanne 886 843 1,729 123 30 153 Plaines Wilhems 4,602 4,453 9,055 773 345 1,118 Moka 859 848 1,707 115 57 172 Black River 833 847 1,680 134 45 179 Island of Mauritius 16,211 15,761 31,972 2,437 978 3,415 Island of Rodrigues 781 826 1,607 71 8 79 Republic of Mauritius 16,992 16,587 33,579 2,508 986 3,494 Table 3.4 - 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 11,260 801 370 1,171 2 - B.Bassin-R.Hill / East 4,116 4,000 8,116 641 235 876 3 - Curepipe / South 3,319 3,216 6,535 493 144 637 4 - Q.Bornes / Vacoas-Phoenix / West 3,081 2,980 6,061 502 229 731 Island of Mauritius 16,211 15,761 31,972 2,437 978 3,415 Island of Rodrigues 781 826 1,607 71 8 79 Republic of Mauritius 16,992 16,587 33,579 2,508 986 3,494 1 Provisional

- 12 - Table 4.1 - 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 36 25 69 8 22 3 8 Pamplemousses 31 23 74 - - 8 26 Riviere du Rempart 27 22 81 3 11 2 7 Flacq 38 28 74 9 24 1 3 Grand Port 30 25 83 5 17 - - Savanne 17 14 82 3 18 - - Plaines Wilhems 74 44 59 13 18 17 23 Moka 26 20 77 4 15 2 8 Black River 18 12 67 3 17 3 17 Island of Mauritius 297 213 72 48 16 36 12 Island of Rodrigues 15 10 67 5 33 - - Republic of Mauritius 312 223 71 53 17 36 12 Table 4.2 - 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 96 72 75 11 11 13 14 2 - B.Bassin-R.Hill / East 79 58 73 17 22 4 5 3 - Curepipe / South 67 48 72 12 18 7 10 4 - Q.Bornes / Vacoas-Phoenix / West 55 35 64 8 15 12 22 Island of Mauritius 297 213 72 48 16 36 12 Island of Rodrigues 15 10 67 5 33 - - Republic of Mauritius 312 223 71 53 17 36 12 1 Excluding schools with partial stream

Table 4.3 - 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 2,519 591 286 305 Pamplemousses 10,659 5,465 5,194 8,816 4,465 4,351 - - - 1,843 1,000 843 Riviere du Rempart 9,627 5,001 4,626 7,963 4,140 3,823 907 463 444 757 398 359 Flacq 13,029 6,645 6,384 10,949 5,588 5,361 1,883 955 928 197 102 95 Grand Port 9,720 4,833 4,887 8,009 3,978 4,031 1,711 855 856 - - - Savanne 5,918 3,072 2,846 5,084 2,635 2,449 834 437 397 - - - 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 2,674 972 494 478 903 456 447 Black River 5,046 2,543 2,503 3,800 1,928 1,872 721 350 371 525 265 260 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 1,015 - - - 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 4,872-13 - Table 4.4 - 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 1,507 2 - B.Bassin-R.Hill / East 27,132 13,818 13,314 19,460 9,960 9,500 6,268 3,125 3,143 1,404 733 671 3 - Curepipe / South 23,885 12,078 11,807 16,530 8,366 8,164 4,899 2,509 2,390 2,456 1,203 1,253 4 - 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 1,015 - - - 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

- 14 - Table 4.5 - 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 2,461 768 15,491 Pamplemousses 1,617 1,703 1,775 1,668 1,730 1,712 454 10,659 Riviere du Rempart 1,427 1,467 1,609 1,636 1,651 1,568 269 9,627 Flacq 1,882 2,089 2,133 2,086 2,149 2,235 455 13,029 Grand Port 1,383 1,649 1,524 1,607 1,629 1,619 309 9,720 Savanne 850 954 953 933 1,008 965 255 5,918 Plaines Wilhems 4,823 5,017 5,114 5,264 5,330 5,250 850 31,648 Moka 1,080 1,142 1,188 1,240 1,286 1,206 239 7,381 Black River 826 881 825 758 769 644 343 5,046 Island of Mauritius 16,179 17,284 17,642 17,681 18,131 17,660 3,942 108,519 Island of Rodrigues 788 822 898 782 801 799 225 5,115 Republic of Mauritius 16,967 18,106 18,540 18,463 18,932 18,459 4,167 113,634 Table 4.6 - 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 36,588 2 -B.Bassin-R.Hill / East 3,972 4,278 4,422 4,428 4,519 4,565 948 27,132 3 -Curepipe / South 3,501 3,932 3,815 3,930 4,055 3,912 740 23,885 4 -Q.Bornes/Vacoas-Phoenix/West 3,252 3,389 3,373 3,403 3,466 3,315 716 20,914 Island of Mauritius 16,179 17,284 17,642 17,681 18,131 17,660 3,942 108,519 Island of Rodrigues 788 822 898 782 801 799 225 5,115 Republic of Mauritius 16,967 18,106 18,540 18,463 18,932 18,459 4,167 113,634 ¹ including enrolment in schools with a partial stream

- 15 - Table 4.7 - Enrolment in primary schools 1 by grade and sex, 2010-2012 Grade 2010 2011 2012 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 1,696 117,432 59,672 57,760 116,068 58,935 57,133 113,634 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 1,610 112,309 57,068 55,241 110,907 56,263 54,644 108,519 55,147 53,372 Island of Rodrigues I 897 439 458 825 438 387 788 389 399 II 798 407 391 893 443 450 822 422 400 III 826 412 414 790 414 376 898 445 453 IV 791 393 398 814 428 386 782 403 379 V 808 416 392 796 392 404 801 405 396 VI 786 396 390 811 408 403 799 398 401 VI Repeaters 217 141 76 232 149 83 225 139 86 5,123 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

- 16 - Table 4.8 - Enrolment in primary schools¹ by type of administration, grade and sex, 2010-2012 Republic of Mauritius Grade 2010 2011 2012 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 1,696 117,432 59,672 57,760 116,068 58,935 57,133 113,634 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 1,018 619 399 945 557 388 935 563 372 32,298 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

Table 4.9 - 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 38 91 512 172 46 50 25 4 1 25 10 11 24 67 39 5 948 Pamplemousses 33 90 401 147 83 34 18 6-5 - 1 21 54 30 14 790 Riv. du Rempart 27 87 364 144 78 23 23 12-4 2 2 18 43 37 12 732 Flacq 37 97 452 191 108 42 17 9 6 5 1 3 24 62 42 8 913 Grand Port 28 89 326 129 56 19 20 14 6 12-2 20 42 31 12 677 Savanne 15 61 187 78 27 9 10 8 10 11-3 9 34 14 5 403 Plaines Wilhems 77 304 1,099 334 119 79 49 15 19 34 16 3 67 148 80 66 2,175 Moka 24 78 323 104 40 28 14 9 5 4 2 2 21 28 35 26 639 Black River 17 23 202 38 20 7 4-5 - 1 1 13 31 22 5 351 Island of Mauritius 296 920 3,866 1,337 577 291 180 77 52 100 32 28 217 509 330 153 7,628 Island of Rodrigues 15 30 217 7 - - - - - - - 7 17 55 45 30 416 Republic of Mauritius 311 950 4,083 1,344 577 291 180 77 52 100 32 35 234 564 375 183 8,044 Tamil Telugu Marathi Arabic Modern Chinese kreol Morisien School clerk Caretaker Labourer Other -17- - Table 4.10 - 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 100 272 1,307 474 208 113 67 22 1 37 12 14 64 166 109 31 2,523 2 - B.Bassin-R.Hill / East 77 230 994 360 175 83 45 17 13 10 11 6 58 117 96 42 1,974 3 - Curepipe / South 63 236 811 284 107 43 40 25 19 40 3 7 46 121 73 35 1,669 4 - Q.Bornes/ Vacoas-Phoenix / West 56 182 754 219 87 52 28 13 19 13 6 1 49 105 52 45 1,462 Island of Mauritius 296 920 3,866 1,337 577 291 180 77 52 100 32 28 217 509 330 153 7,628 Island of Rodrigues 15 30 217 7 - - - - - - - 7 17 55 45 30 416 Republic of Mauritius 311 950 4,083 1,344 577 291 180 77 52 100 32 35 234 564 375 183 8,044 * including physical education instructors

Table 4.11 - Certificate of Primary Education (CPE) examination results by sex, 2009-2011 School Candidates only Number Examined 2009 2010 2011 Number % Number Number % Number Number Passed Passed Examined Passed Passed Examined Passed % Passed Republic of Mauritius 22,620 15,411 68.1 23,156 15,871 68.5 23,176 15,890 68.6 Male 11,764 7,328 62.3 12,048 7,604 63.1 12,055 7,561 62.7 Female 10,856 8,083 74.5 11,108 8,267 74.4 11,121 8,329 74.9 Island of Mauritius 21,675 14,871 68.6 22,153 15,252 68.8 22,131 15,235 68.8-18 - Male 11,262 7,079 62.9 11,508 7,312 63.5 11,502 7,250 63.0 Female 10,413 7,792 74.8 10,645 7,940 74.6 10,629 7,985 75.1 Island of Rodrigues 945 540 57.1 1,003 619 61.7 1,045 655 62.7 Male 502 249 49.6 540 292 54.1 553 311 56.2 Female 443 291 65.7 463 327 70.6 492 344 69.9 Source: Mauritius Examinations Syndicate

Table 4.12 - 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 13,500 75.9 808 574 71.0 18,583 14,074 75.7 Male 8,972 6,383 71.1 408 267 65.4 9,380 6,650 70.9 Female 8,803 7,117 80.8 400 307 76.8 9,203 7,424 80.7 Second Sitting 4,356 1,735 39.8 237 81 34.2 4,593 1,816 39.5 (or more) Male 2,530 867 34.3 145 44 30.3 2,675 911 34.1 Female 1,826 868 47.5 92 37 40.2 1,918 905 47.2 Ttl 22,131 15,235 68.88 1,045 655 62.7 23,176 15,890 68.66-19 - Male 11,502 7,250 63.0 553 311 56.2 12,055 7,561 62.7 Female 10,629 7,985 75.1 492 344 69.9 11,121 8,329 74.9 Private Candidates 2,451 744 30.4 55 18 32.7 2,506 762 30.4 Male 1,488 383 25.7 29 10 34.5 1,517 393 25.9 Female 963 361 37.5 26 8 30.8 989 369 37.3 School & Private Candidates 24,582 15,979 65.0 1,100 673 61.2 25,682 16,652 64.8 Source: Mauritius Examinations Syndicate Male 12,990 7,633 58.8 582 321 55.2 13,572 7,954 58.6 Female 11,592 8,346 72.0 518 352 68.0 12,110 8,698 71.8

- 20 - Table 5.1 - 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 27 8 30 16 59 3 11 Pamplemousses 15 8 53 6 40 1 7 Riviere du Rempart 13 6 46 5 39 2 15 Flacq 14 8 57 6 43 - - Grand Port 11 4 36 7 64 - - Savanne 7 4 57 2 29 1 14 Plaines Wilhems 68 22 32 35 52 11 16 Moka 12 5 42 4 33 3 25 Black River 5 3 60 2 40 - - Island of Mauritius 172 68 40 83 48 21 12 Island of Rodrigues 6 - - 6 100 - - Republic of Mauritius 178 68 38 89 50 21 12 Table 5.2 - 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 56 23 41 27 48 6 11 2 - B.Bassin-R.Hill / East 42 17 40 20 48 5 12 3 - Curepipe / South 42 13 31 21 50 8 19 4 - Q.Bornes / Vacoas-Phoenix / West 32 15 47 15 47 2 6 Island of Mauritius 172 68 40 83 48 21 12 Island of Rodrigues 6 - - 6 100 - - Republic of Mauritius 178 68 38 89 50 21 12 1 62 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)

Table 5.3 - 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 1,130 702 428 Pamplemousses 9,383 4,157 5,226 5,947 2,671 3,276 3,389 1,453 1,936 47 33 14 Riviere du Rempart 10,147 5,247 4,900 5,067 3,189 1,878 4,444 1,731 2,713 636 327 309 Flacq 12,672 6,002 6,670 6,147 2,354 3,793 6,525 3,648 2,877 - - - Grand Port 6,916 3,084 3,832 3,020 1,623 1,397 3,896 1,461 2,435 - - - Savanne 3,908 1,876 2,032 2,592 1,265 1,327 1,287 586 701 29 25 4 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 1,469 402 1,067 1,372 732 640 Black River 1,839 704 1,135 1,247 410 837 592 294 298 - - - 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 2,118 - - - 3,924 1,806 2,118 - - - 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 2,834-21 - Table 5.4 - 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 1,062 751 2 - B.Bassin-R.Hill / East 29,846 14,484 15,362 13,245 5,647 7,598 15,072 8,001 7,071 1,529 836 693 3 - Curepipe / South 28,087 14,163 13,924 9,561 5,195 4,366 15,691 7,394 8,297 2,835 1,574 1,261 4 - Q.Bornes / Vacoas-Phoenix / West 19,102 8,614 10,488 10,281 4,142 6,139 8,499 4,279 4,220 322 193 129 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 2,118 - - - 3,924 1,806 2,118 - - - 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)

- 22 - Table 5.5 - 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 1,669 940 807 9,383 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 893 935 961 1,141 1,500 743 743 6,916 Savanne 568 567 551 676 815 341 390 3,908 Plaines Wilhems 6,825 7,018 6,551 7,326 7,787 5,356 5,260 46,123 Moka 871 857 941 964 1,017 692 598 5,940 Black River 285 297 358 284 363 160 92 1,839 Island of Mauritius 16,374 16,647 16,281 18,165 20,107 12,109 12,070 111,753 Island of Rodrigues 701 683 632 671 642 317 278 3,924 Republic of Mauritius 17,075 17,330 16,913 18,836 20,749 12,426 12,348 115,677 Table 5.6 - 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 34,718 2 - B.Bassin-R.Hill / East 4,331 4,412 4,259 4,929 5,418 3,219 3,278 29,846 3 - Curepipe / South 4,092 4,040 3,895 4,476 5,273 3,085 3,226 28,087 4 - 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 12,070 111,753 Island of Rodrigues 701 683 632 671 642 317 278 3,924 Republic of Mauritius 17,075 17,330 16,913 18,836 20,749 12,426 12,348 115,677

- 23 - Table 5.7 - Enrolment in secondary schools (general) by grade and sex, 2010-2012 Grade 2010 2011 2012 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 6,871 115,003 54,855 60,148 115,289 55,188 60,101 115,677 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 6,711 111,418 53,198 58,220 111,753 53,548 58,205 111,753 53,568 58,185 Island of Rodrigues I 512 253 259 545 274 271 701 332 369 II 551 283 268 511 257 254 683 339 344 III 667 295 372 615 307 308 632 311 321 IV 647 295 352 700 291 409 671 297 374 V 676 305 371 622 282 340 642 268 374 VI Lower 255 104 151 300 124 176 317 141 176 VI Upper 277 122 155 243 105 138 278 118 160 3,585 1,657 1,928 3,536 1,640 1,896 3,924 1,806 2,118

- 24 - Table 5.8 - Enrolment in secondary schools (general) by type of administration, grade and sex, 2010-2012 Republic of Mauritius Grade 2010 2011 2012 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 6,871 115,003 54,855 60,148 115,289 55,188 60,101 115,677 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

- 25 - Table 5.9 - 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 17 4 24 13 76 Pamplemousses 12 6 50 6 50 Riviere du Rempart 10 5 50 5 50 Flacq 12 6 50 6 50 Grand Port 8 1 12 7 88 Savanne 6 4 67 2 33 Plaines Wilhems 37 13 35 24 65 Moka 8 4 50 4 50 Black River 5 3 60 2 40 Island of Mauritius 115 46 40 69 60 Island of Rodrigues 6 - - 6 100 Republic of Mauritius 121 46 38 75 62 Table 5.10 - 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 40 16 40 24 60 2 - B.Bassin-R.Hill / East 31 13 42 18 58 3 - Curepipe / South 25 8 32 17 68 4 - Q.Bornes / Vacoas-Phoenix / West 19 9 47 10 53 Island of Mauritius 115 46 40 69 60 Island of Rodrigues 6 - - 6 100 Republic of Mauritius 121 46 38 75 62 1 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)

- 26 - Table 5.11 - 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 1,124 707 417 214 133 81 910 574 336 Pamplemousses 760 485 275 320 225 95 440 260 180 Riviere du Rempart 545 365 180 172 103 69 373 262 111 Flacq 751 492 259 240 91 149 511 401 110 Grand Port 578 388 190 13 13-565 375 190 Savanne 474 296 178 204 114 90 270 182 88 Plaines Wilhems 1,835 1,180 655 591 362 229 1,244 818 426 Moka 397 252 145 227 128 99 170 124 46 Black River 322 184 138 192 101 91 130 83 47 Island of Mauritius 6,786 4,349 2,437 2,173 1,270 903 4,613 3,079 1,534 Island of Rodrigues 435 292 143 - - - 435 292 143 Republic of Mauritius 7,221 4,641 2,580 2,173 1,270 903 5,048 3,371 1,677 Table 5.12 - 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 1,557 929 763 461 302 1,723 1,096 627 2 - B.Bassin-R.Hill / East 1,700 1,131 569 582 326 256 1,118 805 313 3 - Curepipe / South 1,526 987 539 362 238 124 1,164 749 415 4 - Q.Bornes / Vacoas-Phoenix / West 1,074 674 400 466 245 221 608 429 179 Island of Mauritius 6,786 4,349 2,437 2,173 1,270 903 4,613 3,079 1,534 Island of Rodrigues 435 292 143 - - - 435 292 143 Republic of Mauritius 7,221 4,641 2,580 2,173 1,270 903 5,048 3,371 1,677 1 includes Mauritius Educational Development Company (MEDCO) / Rodrigues Educational Development Company (REDCO)

Table 5.13 - 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 433 252 181 355 224 131 336 231 105 1,124 707 417 Pamplemousses 280 197 83 274 159 115 206 129 77 760 485 275 Riviere du Rempart 214 132 82 172 124 48 159 109 50 545 365 180 Flacq 264 180 84 263 175 88 224 137 87 751 492 259 Grand Port 201 136 65 191 118 73 186 134 52 578 388 190 Savanne 183 117 66 138 81 57 153 98 55 474 296 178 P.Wilhems 677 443 234 617 383 234 541 354 187 1,835 1,180 655 Moka 154 97 57 116 74 42 127 81 46 397 252 145 Black River 104 62 42 115 66 49 103 56 47 322 184 138 Island of Mauritius 2,510 1,616 894 2,241 1,404 837 2,035 1,329 706 6,786 4,349 2,437 Island of Rodrigues 164 108 56 123 88 35 148 96 52 435 292 143-27 - Republic of Mauritius 2,674 1,724 950 2,364 1,492 872 2,183 1,425 758 7,221 4,641 2,580 Table 5.14 - 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 947 581 366 816 507 309 723 469 254 2,486 1,557 929 2- B.Bassin-R.Hill / East 592 396 196 564 376 188 544 359 185 1,700 1,131 569 3- Curepipe / South 551 368 183 495 300 195 480 319 161 1,526 987 539 4- Q.Bornes / Vacoas-Phoenix / West 420 271 149 366 221 145 288 182 106 1,074 674 400 Island of Mauritius 2,510 1,616 894 2,241 1,404 837 2,035 1,329 706 6,786 4,349 2,437 Island of Rodrigues 164 108 56 123 88 35 148 96 52 435 292 143 Republic of Mauritius 2,674 1,724 950 2,364 1,492 872 2,183 1,425 758 7,221 4,641 2,580

- 28 - Table 5.15 - Enrolment in schools offering pre-vocational education by year of study and sex, 2010-2012 Year of study 2010 2011 2012 Male Female Male Female Male Female Republic of Mauritius I 2,691 1,736 955 2,544 1,589 955 2,674 1,724 950 II 2,589 1,654 935 2,409 1,576 833 2,364 1,492 872 III 2,162 1,374 788 2,317 1,470 847 2,183 1,425 758 7,442 4,764 2,678 7,270 4,635 2,635 7,221 4,641 2,580 Island of Mauritius I 2,549 1,647 902 2,434 1,515 919 2,510 1,616 894 II 2,463 1,576 887 2,276 1,489 787 2,241 1,404 837 III 2,016 1,288 728 2,197 1,394 803 2,035 1,329 706 7,028 4,511 2,517 6,907 4,398 2,509 6,786 4,349 2,437 Island of Rodrigues I 142 89 53 110 74 36 164 108 56 II 126 78 48 133 87 46 123 88 35 III 146 86 60 120 76 44 148 96 52 414 253 161 363 237 126 435 292 143

- 29 - Table 5.16 - Enrolment in schools offering pre-vocational education by type of administration, year of study and sex, 2010-2012 Republic of Mauritius Year of study 2010 2011 2012 Male Female Male Female Male Female All schools I 2,691 1,736 955 2,544 1,589 955 2,674 1,724 950 II 2,589 1,654 935 2,409 1,576 833 2,364 1,492 872 III 2,162 1,374 788 2,317 1,470 847 2,183 1,425 758 7,442 4,764 2,678 7,270 4,635 2,635 7,221 4,641 2,580 State I 778 507 271 757 440 317 781 427 354 II 765 477 288 700 445 255 715 415 300 III 583 391 192 721 446 275 677 428 249 2,126 1,375 751 2,178 1,331 847 2,173 1,270 903 Private I 1,913 1,229 684 1,787 1,149 638 1,893 1,297 596 II 1,824 1,177 647 1,709 1,131 578 1,649 1,077 572 III 1,579 983 596 1,596 1,024 572 1,506 997 509 5,316 3,389 1,927 5,092 3,304 1,788 5,048 3,371 1,677

Table 5.17 - 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 1,080 432 648 87 37 50 1,167 469 698 Pamplemousses 616 248 368 61 22 39 677 270 407 Riviere du Rempart 663 304 359 54 22 32 717 326 391 Flacq 883 402 481 61 27 34 944 429 515 Grand Port 530 206 324 49 14 35 579 220 359 Savanne 322 145 177 49 15 34 371 160 211 Plaines Wilhems 3,048 1,228 1,820 164 51 113 3,212 1,279 1,933 Moka 501 159 342 48 15 33 549 174 375 Black River 148 62 86 26 13 13 174 75 99 Island of Mauritius 7,791 3,186 4,605 599 216 383 8,390 3,402 4,988 Island of Rodrigues 223 101 122 30 11 19 253 112 141-30 - Republic of Mauritius 8,014 3,287 4,727 629 227 402 8,643 3,514 5,129 Table 5.18 - 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 2,398 995 1,403 207 81 126 2,605 1,076 1,529 2 - B.Bassin-R.Hill / East 2,099 865 1,234 160 62 98 2,259 927 1,332 3 - Curepipe / South 1,906 789 1,117 136 41 95 2,042 830 1,212 4 - Q.Bornes / Vacoas-Phoenix / West 1,388 537 851 96 32 64 1,484 569 915 Island of Mauritius 7,791 3,186 4,605 599 216 383 8,390 3,402 4,988 Island of Rodrigues 223 101 122 30 11 19 253 112 141 Republic of Mauritius 8,014 3,287 4,727 629 227 402 8,643 3,514 5,129

Table 5.19 - Cambridge School Certificate (SC) examination results by type of school administration and sex, 2009-2011 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 13,585 77.6 17,487 13,609 77.8 17,192 13,194 76.7 All Schools Male 8,136 5,844 71.8 8,170 5,987 73.3 8,080 5,799 71.8 Female 9,360 7,741 82.7 9,317 7,622 81.8 9,112 7,395 81.2 8,356 7,078 84.7 8,186 7,116 86.9 8,116 6,995 86.2 State Schools Male 4,043 3,187 78.8 3,963 3,278 82.7 3,892 3,181 81.7 Female 4,313 3,891 90.2 4,223 3,838 90.9 4,224 3,814 90.3 9,140 6,507 71.2 9,301 6,493 69.8 9,076 6,199 68.3 Private Schools Male 4,093 2,657 64.9 4,207 2,709 64.4 4,188 2,618 62.5 Female 5,047 3,850 76.3 5,094 3,784 74.3 4,888 3,581 73.3 Island of Mauritius - 31-16,950 13,182 77.8 16,885 13,171 78.0 16,613 12,738 76.7 All Schools Male 7,910 5,685 71.9 7,904 5,791 73.3 7,818 5,594 71.6 Female 9,040 7,497 82.9 8,981 7,380 82.2 8,795 7,144 81.2 8,356 7,078 84.7 8,186 7,116 86.9 8,116 6,995 86.2 State Schools Male 4,043 3,187 78.8 3,963 3,278 82.7 3,892 3,181 81.7 Female 4,313 3,891 90.2 4,223 3,838 90.9 4,224 3,814 90.3 8,594 6,104 71.0 8,699 6,055 69.6 8,497 5,743 67.6 Private Schools Male 3,867 2,498 64.6 3,941 2,513 63.8 3,926 2,413 61.5 Female 4,727 3,606 76.3 4,758 3,542 74.4 4,571 3,330 72.9 Island of Rodrigues 1 546 403 73.8 602 438 72.8 579 456 78.8 All Schools Male 226 159 70.4 266 196 73.7 262 205 78.2 Female 320 244 76.3 336 242 72.0 317 251 79.2 Source: Mauritius Examinations Syndicate 1 All candidates in Rodrigues are from REDCO and private schools