Royal College Curepipe

The Royal College Curepipe (commonly known as RCC) is a public secondary school with high admission standards in Curepipe, Mauritius. Since 1791 it has been regarded as one of the most prestigious secondary schools in Mauritius.

For other uses, see Royal College.

Royal College Curepipe
The current school building completed in 1914
Address
Royal Road

Curepipe

Mauritius
Coordinates20°19′04″S 57°31′25″E
Information
School typePublic
Founded1791 (1791)
Rector[1]
PrincipalImran Hossunally
NicknameGrey Kingdom

In the past, it only admitted boys having achieved 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. Thus becoming a co-education institution admitting the best performing male and female students of the National Certificate of Education.

History

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.[2] The present building was inaugurated in 1914.[3]

Notable alumni

See also

References
  1. "Royal College Curepipe - School Profile".
  2. Macmillan, Allister (1915). Mauritius Illustrated. Asian Educational Services. ISBN 8120615085.
  3. "Royal College Curepipe - School History".
  4. Piat, Maurice. "Le Cardinal Jean Margéot Évêque émérite de Port-Louis". Retrieved 23 May 2020.
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