Sir Abdool Raman Osman State College | |
Motto: | Latin: Sic Parvis Magna |
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Motto Translation: | Greatness from Small Beginnings |
Coordinates: | -20.2821°N 57.4956°W |
Other Name: | SARO SC |
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Former Name: | Sir Abdool Raman Osman State Secondary School |
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Type: | Academy, National college |
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Authority: | Ministry of Education, Tertiary Education, Science and Technology |
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Rector: | A. Murad |
Gender: | Mixed School |
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Enrolment: | 800 - 900 |
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Colours: | Gold cream and navy |
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Alumni: | Sarosians/Sarosiens(Mauritian Creole) |
Sir Abdool Raman Osman State College, abbreviated as SARO SC or simply SARO, is a public secondary school for boys and girls in Phoenix, Mauritius. It was found in 1996 as the Royal College of Phoenix and was renamed in late 1996 after Sir Abdool Raman Osman, the first Governor-General of Mauritius. The school became a National College in 2007.
SARO SC admits students having achieved excellent results in the NCE and preparing them for the University of Cambridge O Level and A Level.
The school welcomed its first students in 1996. Following that, more blocks were added and by the end of 1997, the school became a complex with a ground area of 1.6ha. It was converted into a Form Six school in 2002. In January 2006, consequent to a policy decision of the government, the school again started admitting pupils in Form 1. End of year 2007, the school became a National College and changed its name from Sir Abdool Raman Osman State Secondary School to Sir Abdool Raman Osman State College.