Piton State College

Piton State College (PSC)
Address
Royal Road, La Paix Piton Mauritius
Coordinates	20°05′54″S 57°37′59″E / 20.098215°S 57.633103°E / -20.098215; 57.633103Coordinates: 20°05′54″S 57°37′59″E / 20.098215°S 57.633103°E / -20.098215; 57.633103
Information
School type	Secondary School
Motto	Scientia Salus Est (knowledge opens all the doors)
Founded	29 May 2002
School district
Authority	Ministry of education, Mauritius
Category	Education
Rector	Mr. R.Betchoo
Gender	Boys
Average class size	35 Students
Classes offered	Form 1 Form 2 Form 3 Form 4 & 5 (SC) Lower 6 and Upper 6 (HSC)
Language	English(British and American), French, Mauritian Creole, Asian Languages(Hindi, Tamil, Urdu, Arabic, Chinese)
Schedule	08:00-14:30
Classrooms	36 normal classes 11 science laboratories 2 IT laboratories 4 DT workshops
Colour(s)	White and Black
Nickname	PSC
Website	psc.edu.govmu.org

Piton State College (PSC) is a state secondary school based in Piton, Mauritius. Students are prepared for the School Certificate and the Higher School Certificate that are carried out through the Cambridge International Examinations(CIE). Piton State College is owned and controlled by the Government of Mauritius through the Ministry of Education of Mauritius.^[1]

History[]

The Foundation Stone was laid on Wednesday 29 May 2002 and the inauguration was done on Friday 7 November 2003. The school was given the name Piton Form VI College (Boys) on 29 May 2002 and was renamed Piton State College on 7 November 2003. In January 2006, as a result of a policy decision of the Government, the school started admitting pupils from form I -VI. The school population is around 863 students, number of teaching staff is 53 and number of non-teaching staff is 17. Leckraj Sharma Hurbhookun became the first laureate in 2019.^[2]

See also[]

• Education in Mauritius
• List of secondary schools in Mauritius

References[]

External links[]

• "Rs 83 millions pour le premier "Form VI College" de Piton". L'Express. 8 November 2003.