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Ove
rvie
w o
f the
Mau
ritia
n Ed
ucat
ion
syst
em:
Unl
ocki
ng th
e Po
tent
ial t
o go
Be
yond
the
Cro
ssro
ads
22
Mau
ritiu
s 20
08 B
asic
Fac
ts
•Sm
all i
slan
d st
ate
in th
e In
dian
Oce
an
•For
mer
Brit
ish
colo
ny, g
aine
d in
depe
nden
ce in
196
8
•Mul
ti-et
hnic
, mul
ti-cu
ltura
l Pop
ulat
ion
of 1
.2 m
illio
n
•Nar
row
reso
urce
bas
e w
ith fe
w n
atur
al re
sour
ces
•Fro
m a
sug
ar b
ased
, mon
o-cr
op e
cono
my
to a
div
ersi
fied,
m
ulti-
pilla
r eco
nom
ic s
truc
ture
: Tou
rism
, Tex
tile,
Fin
anci
al
Serv
ices
, IC
T, S
ea F
ood
Hub
etc
•Per
Cap
ita In
com
e at
US
$ 70
00
To c
reat
e a
soci
ety
whe
re th
ere
are
To c
reat
e a
soci
ety
whe
re th
ere
are
oppo
rtun
itie
s op
port
unit
ies
for
all
for
all ,
, a
mor
e a
mor
e in
clus
ive
soci
ety
incl
usiv
e so
ciet
y ,,a
soci
ety
whe
re th
ere
is
a so
ciet
y w
here
ther
e is
equ
alit
y of
tre
atm
ent
equa
lity
of t
reat
men
t be
fore
the
law
befo
re t
he la
wan
d by
all
age
nci
es w
heth
er p
ubli
c an
d by
all
age
nci
es w
heth
er p
ubli
c or
pri
vate
.or
pri
vate
.to
bri
ng a
bout
cha
nges
in t
he w
ay o
ur n
atio
n to
bri
ng a
bout
cha
nges
in t
he w
ay o
ur n
atio
n li
ves,
wor
ks, e
duca
tes
its
yout
hli
ves,
wor
ks, e
duca
tes
its
yout
h……
....a
futu
re t
hat
is
a fu
ture
tha
t is
pro
sper
ous
for
all
pros
pero
us fo
r al
l , w
here
, w
here
ec
onom
ic s
ucce
ss w
ill b
e eq
uall
y ch
arac
teri
zed
by
econ
omic
suc
cess
wil
l be
equa
lly
char
acte
rize
d by
eq
uity
equi
ty, , e
thic
s an
d so
cial
just
ice.
et
hics
and
soc
ial j
usti
ce.
33
GO
VER
NM
ENT
VISI
ON
FO
R T
HE
NA
TIO
N
SIN
CE
2005
Prep
rim
ary
Prim
ary
Seco
ndar
y
No
of S
choo
ls1,
070
299
187
Enro
lmen
t36
,242
119,
022
124,
998
No
of t
each
ers
2,54
15,
299
8,05
3
GER
94%
101%
74%
Pupi
l-Tea
cher
Rat
io14
2916
Gro
ss E
nrol
men
t Rat
e at
Pre
prim
ary
94%
Age
Spe
cific
Enr
olm
ent
at 3
yea
rs85
%
Age
Spe
cific
Enr
olm
ent
at 4
yea
rs87
%
Perc
enta
ge e
nrol
led
in S
tate
Sec
tor
18%
Pupi
l-Tea
cher
Rat
io14
Gro
ss E
nrol
men
t Ra
te a
t Pr
imar
y10
1%
Perc
enta
ge e
nrol
led
in S
tate
Sec
tor
74%
Repe
titi
on R
ate
4%
Repe
titi
on R
ate
at S
td V
I22
%
Pupi
l-Tea
cher
Rat
io29
Pass
rat
e at
CPE
66%
Tran
siti
on r
ate
to S
econ
dary
71%
Tran
siti
on R
ate
to P
revo
cati
onal
13%
Gro
ss E
nrol
men
t Ra
te a
t Se
cond
ary
74%
Perc
enta
ge e
nrol
led
in S
tate
Sec
tor
38%
Repe
titi
on R
ate
13%
Pass
rat
e at
Sch
ool C
erti
ficat
e77
%
Pass
rat
e at
Hig
her
Scho
ol C
erti
ficat
e78
%
Pupi
l-Tea
cher
Rat
io16
Stro
ng P
olit
ical
com
mit
men
tSt
ron g
Pol
itic
al c
omm
itm
ent
of s
ucce
ssiv
e G
over
nmen
ts to
of
suc
cess
ive
Gov
ernm
ents
to
Educ
atio
n an
d H
RD
Educ
atio
n an
d H
RD
Ade
quat
e P
ubli
c Se
ctor
Fun
ding
Ade
quat
e P
ubli
c Se
ctor
Fun
ding
1960
s/19
70s
1960
s/19
70s ……
Pri
mar
y, S
econ
dary
Sch
ools
,Pol
ytec
hnic
s an
d P
rim
ary,
Sec
onda
ry S
choo
ls ,P
olyt
echn
ics
and
Uni
vers
itie
s se
t up
Uni
vers
itie
s se
t up
1980
s 19
80s
……..C
onso
lida
tion
..Con
soli
dati
on
1990
s an
d be
yond
1990
s an
d be
yond
……
Beyo
nd A
cces
sBe
yond
Acc
ess
Qua
lity
Qua
lity
Rel
evan
ceR
elev
ance
Equi
ty(I
NC
LUSI
ON
Equi
ty(I
NC
LUSI
ON
))A
chie
vem
ent
Ach
ieve
men
tM
anag
emen
tM
anag
emen
t
66
MA
UR
ITIA
N V
ISIO
N F
OR
ED
UC
ATI
ON
SE
CTO
R
Com
mit
ted
to
Com
mit
ted
to c
arry
ing
out
fund
amen
tal r
efor
ms
carr
ying
out
fund
amen
tal r
efor
ms
in E
duca
tion
pro
vidi
ng W
orld
in E
duca
tion
pro
vidi
ng W
orld
-- Cla
ss Q
uali
ty
Cla
ss Q
uali
ty
Educ
atio
n to
ena
ble
youn
g M
auri
tian
s to
be
Educ
atio
n to
ena
ble
youn
g M
auri
tian
s to
be
empl
oyab
le in
new
sec
tors
of t
he e
cono
my,
to
empl
oyab
le in
new
sec
tors
of t
he e
cono
my,
to
have
mor
e fu
lfil
ling
jobs
and
als
o to
be
have
mor
e fu
lfil
ling
jobs
and
als
o to
be
com
peti
tive
at
the
inte
rnat
iona
l lev
el.
com
peti
tive
at
the
inte
rnat
iona
l lev
el.
77
GO
VER
NM
ENT
VISI
ON
FO
R T
HE
EDU
CA
TIO
N
SEC
TOR
“SPE
CIFI
C M
EASU
RES”
Gov
ernm
ent
Gov
ernm
ent
Subs
idis
edSu
bsid
ised
Pre
Pre --
Prim
ary
Scho
ols
Prim
ary
Scho
ols
Free
Pri
mar
y, S
econ
dary
Edu
cati
onFr
ee P
rim
ary,
Sec
onda
ry E
duca
tion
Priv
atel
y fu
nded
inst
itut
ions
are
allo
wed
to o
pera
te o
n a
fee
Priv
atel
y fu
nded
inst
itut
ions
are
allo
wed
to o
pera
te o
n a
fee --
payi
ng b
asis
at a
ll le
vels
.pa
ying
bas
is a
t all
leve
ls.
No
Tuit
ion
Fees
for F
T U
nder
grad
uate
Stu
dent
s at
Uni
vers
ity
No
Tuit
ion
Fees
for F
T U
nder
grad
uate
Stu
dent
s at
Uni
vers
ity
of M
auri
tius
of M
auri
tius
Text
book
s to
all
Prim
ary
Scho
ol C
hild
ren
Text
book
s to
all
Prim
ary
Scho
ol C
hild
ren
To fu
rthe
r dem
ocra
tize
acc
ess,
edu
cati
on m
ade
com
puls
ory
up
To fu
rthe
r dem
ocra
tize
acc
ess,
edu
cati
on m
ade
com
puls
ory
up
to th
e ag
e of
16
to th
e ag
e of
16 ++
Prov
isio
n of
fre
e bu
s tr
ansp
ort t
o al
l stu
dent
sPr
ovis
ion
of f
ree
bus
tran
spor
t to
all s
tude
nts
Subs
idis
edSu
bsid
ised
Exam
inat
ion
Fees
for S
econ
dary
Sch
ools
Exam
inat
ion
Fees
for S
econ
dary
Sch
ools
88
SPEC
IFIC
MEA
SURE
S”
Nat
iona
l “E
radi
catio
n of
Abs
olut
e P
over
ty ”
prog
ram
(2
008/
2009
Bud
get)
Iden
tific
atio
n of
229
poc
kets
of a
bsol
ute
pove
rty a
cros
s th
e is
land
.
Sub
-com
mitt
ee i
s id
entif
ying
chi
ldre
n ag
ed 3
+ an
d 4+
from
th
ese
pock
ets
of p
over
ty a
nd p
rovi
ding
them
with
the
nece
ssar
y su
ppor
t for
adm
issi
on to
pre
-prim
ary
scho
ls
Prov
isio
n of
Sch
ool M
ater
ials
like
Sch
ool B
ags,
Pr
ovis
ion
of S
choo
l Mat
eria
ls li
ke S
choo
l Bag
s,
Shoe
s,U
nifo
rms
Shoe
s,U
nifo
rms
to a
ll ch
ildr
en o
f vul
nera
ble
fam
ilie
sto
all
chil
dren
of v
ulne
rabl
e fa
mil
ies
Nee
dfo
r re
form
s
Flow
of a
Hyp
othe
tica
l Coh
ort
Ente
ring
Sta
ndar
d I i
n 19
94 a
nd R
each
ing
UV
I in
2006
020
040
060
080
010
00
Std
I
Std
II
Std
III
Std
IV
Std
V
Std
VI-C
PE
Form
I
Form
II
Form
III
Form
IV
Form
V-S
C
Form
LV
I-HS
C 1
Form
UV
-HS
C 2
1st s
ittin
g-67
0 Pa
ss C
PE
Mai
nstre
amP
re-V
ocat
iona
l
1st s
ittin
g-31
0 Pa
ss S
C
1st s
ittin
g-13
5 Pa
ss H
SC
THE
EDU
CATI
ON
STR
UCT
URE
Figu
re 1
: Cur
rent
Str
uctu
re o
f the
Mau
ritia
n E
duca
tion
Syst
em
Path
way
s of t
he E
duca
tion
and
Tra
inin
g Sy
stem
in M
auri
tius
Labour Market
H
igher
Educa
tion
4
NTC L
eve
l II
2
NTC L
eve
l II
I3
Oth
ers
– L
CCI,
City
& G
uilds,
Pri
vate
Educa
tion/T
rain
ing In
stitutions,
etc
..
Cam
bri
dge
Hig
her
Sch
ool
Cer
tifica
te (
HSC)
U
pper
Sec
ondary
Voca
tional Tra
inin
g
Cert
ifica
te o
f Prim
ary
Educa
tion (
CPE)
Prim
ary
Educa
tion
Pre-P
rim
ary
Educa
tion
G
rade
Upp
er
Seco
ndar
y Fo
rm V
I U
pper
Form
VI
Low
er
L
ower
Se
cond
ary
Form
V
Fo
rm IV
Fo
rm II
I Fo
rm II
Fo
rm I
Pr
imar
y St
d V
I
Std
V
Std
IV
Std
III
Std
II St
d I
Pre-
Prim
ary
Age
18
17 16 15
14
13
12 11 10
9 8 7 5+
-6
5 4 3
IVTB
Labour
Mark
et
Cam
bridge
Sch
ool C
ertifica
te (
SC
)
Low
er
Sec
ondar
y Ed
uca
tion
Pre
-Voca
tion
al
Educa
tion
1 (
3 y
ears
)
THE
NEW
ED
UCA
TIO
N S
TRU
CTU
REFi
gure
1: N
ew S
truc
ture
of t
he M
auri
tian
Edu
catio
n Sy
stem
Labour Market
H
igher
Educa
tion
IFETS
N
TC
Oth
ers
– L
CCI,
City
& G
uilds,
(Pr
ivat
e Educa
tion/T
rain
ing I
nst
itutions)
Inte
rnational
Bacc
ala
ure
ate
U
pper
Sec
ondary
Voca
tional Tra
inin
g
Sch
ool Cert
ific
ate
(SC
)
Nation
al Ass
ess
men
t
Seco
ndary
Educa
tion
Cer
tifica
te o
f Prim
ary
Educ
atio
n (
CPE
)
Pr
imar
y Ed
uca
tion
Pre-P
rim
ary
Educa
tion
Gra
de
U
pper
Se
cond
ary
Form
VI
Upp
er
Fo
rm V
I Lo
wer
Low
er
Seco
ndar
y Fo
rm V
Form
IV
Fo
rm II
I Fo
rm II
Fo
rm I
Pr
imar
y St
d V
I
Std
V
Std
IV
Std
III
Std
II St
d I
Pre-
Prim
ary
Age
18
17 16 15 14
13
12 11 10
9 8 7 5+
-6
5 4 3
IVTB
Labour
Mark
et
Polic
y or
ient
atio
n G
uide
lines
for
futu
re d
evel
opm
ents
Alig
nmen
tof e
duca
tion
alpr
ogra
ms
to c
ount
ry g
oals
(IC
T/
S&T/
R&
D…
)Em
pow
erm
ento
f Per
sonn
elEx
pans
ion
of p
ost s
econ
dary
, TV
ET
Expa
nsio
n of
Ter
tiar
yEd
ucat
ion-
--LL
L
Ove
rrid
ing
Con
cern
s:-
Enha
nce
furt
herl
earn
abili
ty-
Skill
sde
velo
pmen
t-
Empl
oyab
ility
-D
ecen
t, co
mfo
rtab
lean
d he
alth
ysc
hool
life
CON
DIT
ION
ALI
TIES
Hig
h so
cial
dem
and
for e
duca
tion
Con
tinu
ity
in c
hang
eBo
ttom
-up
appr
oach
to a
scer
tain
impl
emen
tabi
lity
and
sust
aina
bilit
y(e
gC
urri
cula
rre
form
s)
Stak
ehol
derP
artn
ersh
ip/
Con
sulta
tion
sEl
imin
atio
n of
mis
mat
chbe
twee
npr
oduc
tsof
the
syst
em
and
dem
ands
of w
orkp
lace
Unt
ying
the
Purs
est
ring
sRe
cogn
itio
n of
the
Inte
r-se
ctor
alna
ture
of c
hang
e in
ed
ucat
ion
( IC
T, H
ealth
)M
anag
ing
the
tran
siti
on
Less
ons
Dra
wn
.....(
and
Lear
nt?)
Min
dset
cha
nge
Effe
ctiv
e M
onit
orin
g (
indi
cato
rs—
PBB/
EM
IS )
Har
d de
cisi
ons:
“If y
ou m
ust,
you
mus
t!”O
wne
rshi
p –
Que
st fo
r the
‘hom
e-gr
own’
Eval
uati
on m
echa
nism
to a
scer
tain
app
ropr
iate
ness
of
polic
ies
Cha
nge
in p
olit
ical
lead
ersh
ip s
low
s do
wn
refo
rms-
ofte
n? S
eldo
m?
Alw
ays?
The
stra
ngle
hold
of l
obbi
es
THA
NK
YO
U
QU
ESTI
ON
S P
LEA
SE