Royal College Curepipe

For other uses, see Royal College.
Royal College Curepipe
Address
Royal Road
Curepipe
Mauritius
Information
School type Public
Founded 1791
Rector Chitra Awootar[1]

The Royal College Curepipe (commonly known as RCC), located in the centre of the town of Curepipe, Mauritius, is a state boys-only secondary school.

History

The current school building completed in 1914

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 1813 the name of the college was changed by a decree of Governor Sir Robert Farquhar, and became the Royal College. The current school building dates from 1914.[2]

Notable alumni

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Royal College Curepipe - School Profile".
  2. ↑ "Royal College Curepipe - School History".

Coordinates: 20°19′04″S 57°31′25″E / 20.31778°S 57.52361°E / -20.31778; 57.52361

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 10/28/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.