Rodrigues College is a secondary school for both girls and boys. It is located in

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Rodrigues Rodrigues (french: Île Rodrigues, link=yes ; Creole: ) is a autonomous outer island of the Republic of Mauritius in the Indian Ocean, about east of Mauritius. It is part of the Mascarene Islands, which include Mauritius and Réunion. Rodr ...

. It is the first

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educational institution on the

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History

Rodrigues College celebrated its 30th anniversary during the year 2004. It originated from the merger of the

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and St. Barnabas Colleges in 1973.

Island has a small population and during the early seventies it was difficult to run two colleges with few students and resources. St. Louis College was a

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school and St. Barnabas was administered by the

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diocese of

Mauritius Mauritius ( ; french: Maurice, link=no ; mfe, label=Mauritian Creole, Moris ), officially the Republic of Mauritius, is an island nation in the Indian Ocean about off the southeast coast of the African continent, east of Madagascar. It incl ...

. During the month of August 1973, the then managers of both institutions met and decided on a merger as a final solution to save both schools. Since that time, Rodrigues College has grown into a popular educational institution and has educated a large portion of the Rodriguan population. The motto of the college is ‘Sapienta Et Fortitudo,’ meaning ‘Wisdom and Strength.' Students wear a green and white uniform along with the college badge.

Notable alumni

Johnson Roussety Johnson Roussety is the current Chief Commissioner of Rodrigues in Mauritius. He held the same position from 4 August 2006 until 7 January 2011. Early life and education Roussety was born on 27 August 1975. He attended Oysterbay Government Schoo ...

, former chief commissioner of Rodrigues

External links

Rodrigues College website
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History

Notable alumni

See also

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