Mauritius closes schools for two days but keeps SC and HSC exams
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Defimedia
Public and private schools in Mauritius, Rodrigues and Agalega are closed on Thursday and Friday, by decision of the Minister of Education announced on RadioPlus. School Certificate and Higher School Certificate examinations will go ahead, while other local exams have been postponed, Defimedia reports.
Public and private schools in Mauritius, Rodrigues and Agalega will be closed on Thursday and Friday, the Mauritian Minister of Education announced on RadioPlus on Wednesday afternoon. The measure applies to pre-primary, primary and secondary schools, schools for pupils with special educational needs, and technical and vocational education centres, including ITET and MITD.
The School Certificate (SC), the secondary school-leaving qualification, and the Higher School Certificate (HSC), the end-of-secondary-studies examination, will go ahead at the scheduled times. Other local examinations have been postponed to a later date, according to the Minister of Education.
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