New Eton College (NEC) was founded in 1932 and is a

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in Rose Hill,

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. It provides education to the

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of Rose Hill and surrounding region. Some students of New Eton College have been "Laureates" at the end of their

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examinations. During the 1975 Mauritian student protests riot police arrested a number of students of New Eton College.

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