the public schools, he will give the list thereof which are currently closed and those which will not be enr…
(No. B/1201) Mr T. Apollon (Second Member for Mahebourg & Plaine Magnien) asked the Minister of Education and Human Resource whether, in regard to the public schools, he will give the list thereof which are currently closed and those which will not be enrolling students for the 2026 intake, indicating in each case, the project, if any, earmarked for implementation thereat.
Madam Speaker, I am informed that there are 17 public schools, 11 primary schools and six secondary schools, which have been closed down as from 2002 onwards. I am tabling a list thereof. Out of the 17 schools, the following four schools which have been closed after the Academic Year 2025 will not be enrolling students for the 2026 intake –
43 (i) Riche en Eau Government School where we have only 19 students, including eight Special Education Needs students; (ii) Marcel Cabon SSS where there are only 97 students; (iii) Sebastopol SSS where there are only 105 students, and (iv) Port-Louis North SSS where we have 165 students. The students concerned have been relocated to neighbouring schools. Madam Speaker, I am further informed that most of the closed schools have been converted into Mauritius Institute of Training and Development Training Centres and SEN schools, as indicated in the table being laid. Additionally, the Economic Development Board (EDB) has requested my Ministry to submit the list of Government Schools which have been closed and which are currently unused. The EDB intends to assess the suitability of these unused buildings for conversion into revenue generating projects. The request is under consideration at the level of my Ministry.
You are tabling that!
Yes!
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