Dr. Regis Chaperon State Secondary School

Dr Regis Chaperon State Secondary School
Address
Royal Road, Belle-Rose
Quatre Bornes
Mauritius
Coordinates 20°14′54″S 57°28′54″E / 20.24833°S 57.48167°ECoordinates: 20°14′54″S 57°28′54″E / 20.24833°S 57.48167°E
Information
School type Public
Established 1978
Status Currently Constituted
Head of school Mr D. Thumiah
Teaching staff 65
Gender Boys
Enrollment 'A' grades
School colour(s) White and Grey
        
Slogan Knowledge for Life
Mascot Black Jaguar
School roll 1000
Website drcsss.edu.gov.mu

Dr Regis Chaperon State Secondary School (commonly known as Dr Regis Chaperon SSS and DRC) is an all-boys' state owned school in Quatre Bornes, Belle Rose, Mauritius. It serves nearly 1000 students annually, the school was built with the main purpose of free education and was the first high school to provide free schooling as from its inauguration.

History

The Founder

Late Chaperon Louis Régis was born on the 20 July 1912. He attended the Royal College Curepipe and won the English scholarship (modern side) in 1930. The latter then left for UK to study medicine at University College Hospital and was qualified in 1937 and came back in 1939. He was nominated Minister of Education and Cultural Affairs in February 1974.

The plot of land on which the school was built was donated by Dr. Regis Chaperon. When it opened in 1978 the school catered for pupils up to form II only. The School was originally founded in 1978 with the other main objective to provide free education. The school had many scholarships winners during its existence before in 2002 when it became a school with only school certificate students which was ordered by that time Minister of education. In 2005 when the new government took over, it became again Higher School Certificate School and since that year there is wait for scholarships winners. However, with the introduction of free secondary education in 1976 and the growth in demand for secondary education, the government decided to upgrade the school and admit students up to form V. H.S.C classes were introduced in 1988 and in 1999 the school produced its first laureate. The school has also achieved creditable results in both the School Certificate and Higher School Certificate over the past few years. In 1998, an Amnesty and Health Club was founded by the students. Then, in 2000, the school launched its first school magazine.

The high school was for mixed students, admitting both boys and girls until the Gaëtan Raynal State College start to admit girls only. The school was the first secondary institution to offer free education as it was the first SSS (State Secondary School) to open its door.

Scholarship

The first student to win a scholarship at the Higher School Certificate was in 1998 in Economics field and later two scholarship winner in science field in 2002 and 2009.

Recently

The school organised its price giving award function and the function. The school also made progress in terms of informatics by constructing a web site on the internet and also launched its school magazine. The school has an old infrastructure and will be undergoing construction by 2009 to renovate the entire school. The school does not focus only on laureates but aims at the development of each and every student.

See also

References

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