The Royal College Curepipe (commonly known as RCC) is considered as the most prestigious secondary school with high admission standards in Curepipe, Mauritius. Since 1791 it has been regarded as a school of excellence and started to build a consistent laureateship from the 1800s.
In the past, it only admitted boys with the best results at the Certificate of Primary Education (CPE) exams, based on national rankings. RCC has a tradition of Higher School Certificate (HSC) laureates who compete for state scholarships for tertiary studies abroad.
Following education system reforms and the introduction of nine year schooling, RCC was converted into an Academy in 2021. It became a co-education institution, admitting the best-performing male and female students of the National Certificate of Education who have obtained 8 aggregates.
The Royal College Curepipe is one of the oldest educational institutions of the Republic of Mauritius. The history of the Royal College Curepipe stretches back to 1791 when the predecessor of the Royal College of Curepipe, the Collège National also known as the Collège Colonial was founded in Port Louis. It was reserved for the children of the privileged classes of that area, and the college was known as École Centrale in 1800, before taking that of Lycée Colonial from 1803 to 1810 during the final years of the French rule in Mauritius. The Lycée Colonial was a boarding school and military training was introduced. For six months after the British conquest in 1810, the Lycée Colonial was used as a military hospital in Port Louis. In 1813 the name of the college was changed by a decree of Governor Sir Robert Farquhar, and became the Royal College. The main driver for relocating the college from Port-Louis to Curepipe was the deadly epidemic of 1899 which was most prevalent in the warmer and humid capital city. In 1912 the foundation stone of the present building in Curepipe was finally laid by Director of Public Works (Paul Le Juge de Segrais). The design was inspired by the Buckingham Palace of London.[1] The present building was inaugurated in 1914.[2]
Notable alumniedit
France Antelme - Broker, trader, World War II hero, Executed by Germans, Chevalier de la Légion d'Honneur
Roshi Bhadain - Lawyer, accountant and former minister
^Piat, Maurice. "Le Cardinal Jean Margéot Évêque émérite de Port-Louis". Retrieved 23 May 2020.
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For other uses see Royal College This article relies excessively on references to primary sources Please improve this article by adding secondary or tertiary sources Find sources Royal College Curepipe news newspapers books scholar JSTOR February 2016 Learn how and when to remove this message The Royal College Curepipe commonly known as RCC is considered as the most prestigious secondary school with high admission standards in Curepipe Mauritius Since 1791 it has been regarded as a school of excellence and started to build a consistent laureateship from the 1800s Royal College CurepipeThe current school building completed in 1914AddressRoyal RoadCurepipeMauritiusCoordinates20 19 04 S 57 31 25 E 20 31778 S 57 52361 E 20 31778 57 52361InformationSchool typePublicFounded1791 233 years ago 1791 RectorMr M RamtohulNicknameGrey Kingdom In the past it only admitted boys with the best results at the Certificate of Primary Education CPE exams based on national rankings RCC has a tradition of Higher School Certificate HSC laureates who compete for state scholarships for tertiary studies abroad Following education system reforms and the introduction of nine year schooling RCC was converted into an Academy in 2021 It became a co education institution admitting the best performing male and female students of the National Certificate of Education who have obtained 8 aggregates Contents 1 History 2 Notable alumni 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksHistory editThe Royal College Curepipe is one of the oldest educational institutions of the Republic of Mauritius The history of the Royal College Curepipe stretches back to 1791 when the predecessor of the Royal College of Curepipe the College National also known as the College Colonial was founded in Port Louis It was reserved for the children of the privileged classes of that area and the college was known as Ecole Centrale in 1800 before taking that of Lycee Colonial from 1803 to 1810 during the final years of the French rule in Mauritius The Lycee Colonial was a boarding school and military training was introduced For six months after the British conquest in 1810 the Lycee Colonial was used as a military hospital in Port Louis In 1813 the name of the college was changed by a decree of Governor Sir Robert Farquhar and became the Royal College The main driver for relocating the college from Port Louis to Curepipe was the deadly epidemic of 1899 which was most prevalent in the warmer and humid capital city In 1912 the foundation stone of the present building in Curepipe was finally laid by Director of Public Works Paul Le Juge de Segrais The design was inspired by the Buckingham Palace of London 1 The present building was inaugurated in 1914 2 Notable alumni editFrance Antelme Broker trader World War II hero Executed by Germans Chevalier de la Legion d Honneur Roshi Bhadain Lawyer accountant and former minister Charles Edouard Brown Sequard Medical Practitioner Physiologist and neurologist Professor at Royal de France Dayendranath Burrenchobay Laureate Electrical Engineer Knight of British Empire Permanent Secretary Governor General Jayen Cuttaree Scientist lawyer Minister of Labour Housing and Industry Maurice Cure Laureate 1907 Medical Practitioner Trade Unionist founder of Mauritius Labour Party Member of Legislative Council W H Lionel Cox Laureate 1862 Chief Judge Ajay Daby Lawyer and Speaker of Parliament Gaetan Duval Barrister Lord Mayor Port Louis Deputy Prime Minister Minister of Tourism Knight of British Empire Ashvin Dwarka Notary writer Aqiil Gopee Laureate 2015 Writer Idrice Goumany heroic medical doctor who managed a quarantine center during a smallpox epidemic Pravind Jugnauth Prime Minister Jean Margeot Bishop and first Mauritian Cardinal 3 Prem Nababsing Deputy Prime Minister Leader of Opposition and Ambassador in France Raman Osman Governor General Navin Ramgoolam Medical practitioner lawyer former Prime Minister Seewoosagur Ramgoolam Medical practitioner first Prime Minister and Governor General Knight of British Empire Guy Rozemont Trade unionist and member of Legislative Council Yiagadeesen Samy Professor and school director Renganaden Seeneevassen Lawyer and former minister Harry Tirvengadum Managing Director of Air MauritiusSee also editList of secondary schools in Mauritius Education in MauritiusReferences edit Macmillan Allister 1915 Mauritius Illustrated Asian Educational Services ISBN 8120615085 Royal College Curepipe School History Piat Maurice Le Cardinal Jean Margeot Eveque emerite de Port Louis Retrieved 23 May 2020 External links editRoyal College Curepipe Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Royal College Curepipe amp oldid 1222980795, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
