Le Bocage International School

Le Bocage International School

LBIS LOGO
Motto

Quod Bono Est Bonos Facit (latin)

That which is good creates good people (english)
Established 1990
Type Private International School
Headmaster Mr. David Jenkins
Principal of High School Mr. Shekar Dewoo
Location Mount Ory,
Moka
Mauritius
Staff 70
Students approx. 550
Gender Mixed School
Ages 11–19
Colours          
Website www.lebocage.net

About

Le Bocage International School (LBIS) is an English-medium, private international school offering educational services to boys and girls from the ages of 11-19. LBIS was founded in 1990 and is located at Mount Ory, Moka (Mauritius). LBIS prepares students for the IGCSE and the International Baccalaureate examinations.

Facilities

The school has more than forty teaching rooms including four science laboratories (physics laboratory, chemistry laboratory, biology laboratory), three computer rooms, two art studios, three Design & Technology workshops, a home economics laboratory, a music room and a large purpose-built library with a host of approx. 9,500 resources ranging from science books to fictional books.

Outdoor facilities include a playing field, outdoor hard court surfaces and a multi-purpose sports hall, completed in 2001, which also functions as an auditorium for the many special events held each year such as International Night, Graduation Ceremony and National Day

Enrollment & Student Body

Enrollment Type Number (approx.)
Middle School 230
High School 320
Faculty 70

Students are enrolled in Forms 1-7 (UK years 7-13, US grades 6-12) that comprise approximately twenty-seven nationalities. Students come from a wide variety of social and cultural backgrounds, and most are bilingual. 89% of the students are Mauritian.

Accreditation

LBIS is accredited by the Mauritian Ministry of Education and is a fully accredited member of the Council of International Schools (CIS)

Governance

LBIS is operated by PROGOS, a non-profit making company that exists solely for the purpose of offering an English medium international education. The Board of Directors is the ultimate authority and delegates management of the school to the Headmaster.

Teaching staff & posts of responsibility

The School employs approximately seventy qualified teachers, many of which hold postgraduate qualifications in education. There are also three librarians, a careers counsellor, a guidance counsellor, a Special Educational Needs team of three teachers and a nurse.

Curriculum responsibilities are shared by Heads of Department in eight key learning areas and the coordinators of the Middle Years, IGCSE and IB Diploma programmes of study.

Language Policy

The school is an English medium school.

Academic Programme

The school prepares students for higher education in Mauritius, or abroad. There are three developmental levels of learning adopted, which are as follows:

Currently the curriculum is having some changes to work with the MYP program.

Gallery

Le Bocage
Upper tarmac of LBIS
Le Bocage Upper Tarmac (c.) 2009 
Football Field
Le Bocage Football field (c.) 2009 

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Coordinates: 20°12′54″S 57°30′18″E / 20.215°S 57.505°E