Sir Abdool Raman Osman State College

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.

Sir Abdool Raman Osman State College
180° Panorama of school from second floor
Location
Phoenix Mauritius
Coordinates	20.282124°S 57.495596°E / -20.282124; 57.495596
Information
Other name	SARO SC
Former name	Sir Abdool Raman Osman State Secondary School
Type	Academy, National college
Motto	Latin: Sic Parvis Magna (Greatness from Small Beginnings)
Established	1996; 29 years ago (1996)
Authority	Ministry of Education, Tertiary Education, Science and Technology
Rector	A. Murad
Grades	Grade 10 - Grade 13
Gender	Mixed School
Enrolment	800 - 900
Colour(s)	Gold cream and navy
Alumni	Sarosians/Sarosiens(Mauritian Creole)
Website	saro.edu.gov.mu.org

SARO SC admits students having achieved excellent results in the National Certificate of Education (NCE) and preparing them for the University of Cambridge O Level and A Level.

History

Sir Abdool Raman Osman, the school's namesake

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 1.6 hectares (4.0 acres). 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.

In June 2021, the school was converted into an academy, meaning it will be only be teaching from Grade 10 to Grade 13. It welcomed 180 new students who performed well in the National Certificate of Education (NCE), including for the first time, 90 new girls.

Infrastructural and sport facilities

• Laboratories: Physics (3), Chemistry (3), Biology (3), Integrated Sciences (2),
• Audio-Visual Room (0)
• Computer Rooms (3)
• Library (1)
• DC/DT Workshops (2)
• Basketball Grounds (1)
• Art Rooms (2)
• Volleyball/Badminton Courts (2)
• Gymnasium/Multipurpose Hall (1)
• Table Tennis Course (0)
• Lecture Theatre (1)
• Football Ground (0)
• Food Studies Lab (1)
• Textile Lab (1)

See also

• Education in Mauritius
• List of secondary schools in Mauritius