Royal College of Port-Louis
| Royal College of Port Louis | |
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| Royal College Port Louis | |
| founding | 1799 |
| Country | Mauritius |
| Coordinates | 20 ° 9 '52 " S , 57 ° 29' 9" E |
| management | Mr. Henry PC Wan Wing Kai (Rector) |
| Website | rcpl.edu.govmu.org |
Royal College of Port Louis ( RCPL ) is a high school for boys in Cassis , Mauritius . It is considered one of the most prestigious secondary schools on the island of Mauritius. It was founded in 1799 during the period of French colonization , but the first stone of the current school building in Cassis was laid in 1956 by the British Princess Margaret on the occasion of her first visit to Mauritius.
The school only accepts students who have achieved the best results on the Certificate of Primary Education exams (4A * s). The RCPL has a tradition of GCE Advanced Level (Higher School Certificate) graduates applying for state grants for further education in tertiary education abroad.
history
The college was founded in 1799. During the French colonial era, Charles Isidor De Caen founded the Lycée des Iles de France et de la Réunion for training in primary and secondary education for a maximum of 300 students.
In 1810 the island became a British colony. The school was initially renamed " Lycée Colonial ". When the British gained full power over the island, it was important to them to use an English name for the institution. Therefore, in 1817 the college was renamed Royal College Port Louis by order of the King of England .
In 1824 the college building was devastated by a cyclone . The scholarships were temporarily suspended between 1827 and 1839. After this period, new scholarships were introduced and awarded to one student per year. Until 1865 the exam colleges were held on the island without exception.
In 1866, a malaria epidemic broke out in the capital, Port Louis , and the college was converted into a hospital. The school was then relocated to another area of Port-Louis, which, however, was later seen as incongruous for the sons of the officials who attended college. The growing number of students was also a problem for the new college as space was also limited. On May 1, 1899, the Legislative Council moved the Royal College Port Louis to Curepipe .
The first stone was laid on October 1, 1912 and construction was completed in 1914. The new institute was renamed the Royal College School , or simply referred to as La School . Due to the large number of students, space problems soon developed again and further expansion turned out to be necessary.
Since the number of students in the (original) building in Port-Louis was still very high, it was decided to build the college from scratch in a new location in the capital. For this, Princess Margaret was able to lay the first stone for the current building of the Royal College in 1956 .
In 1970 the Royal College won all four state scholarships for boys, while The Loreto College at Curepipe received one scholarship and the second went to Queen Elizabeth College . In 1973 the college was chosen on an honorary basis to host the summit of the organization Commune Africaine, Malgache et Mauricienne (OCAMM Summit). In 1979 the 50th anniversary was celebrated. The then Prime Minister Seewoosagur Ramgoolam took part in the celebrations. In December 1999 the college was awarded the Medal of the City of Port-Louis on the occasion of its 70th anniversary .
In 2001 the school received a visit from the Manchester United Academy team . Two years later the college became a Form Six School, albeit with no students in Form 1 (Grade 1). In 2005 there were again changes and the Form 1 Classes were reintroduced, as in the other star schools , Royal College Curepipe , Queen Elizabeth College and John Kennedy College . The school became a national college .
present
The two “Royal Colleges”, the Royal College of Port-Louis and the Royal College of Curepipe, share a common origin and students from the two elite institutions often observe each other with a certain rivalry. Students from both colleges are commonly referred to as "royalists". Scholarships are given to the island's top 14 students (for boys) and the two institutions usually share almost all of these scholarships.
Alumni
There is an active alumni association: the Royal College of Port-Louis Alumni Association ("Old Royals" or "RCPL Old Boys").
Individual evidence
- ↑ Uteem Cassam: Retrospective Royal College, Port Louis - my alma mater. In: L'express , Mauritius, 25 Jul. 2009.
- ^ Republic of Mauritius: Royal College Port Louis. School history . Government of Mauritius , Mauritius, 2020.
- ↑ Le Mauricien: HISTOIRE: Le séjour de la princesse Margaret en 1956. Le Mauricien , Mauritius, September 2011.