Sir Abdool Raman Osman State College
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Sir Abdool Raman Osman SC (SARO) is a college in Vacoas-Phoenix, Mauritius
Mauritius
Mauritius , officially the Republic of Mauritius is an island nation off the southeast coast of the African continent in the southwest Indian Ocean, about east of Madagascar...
. It was founded in 1996 as the Royal College of Phoenix and was later renamed after Sir Abdool Raman Osman, the first Governor General of Mauritius in late 1996. More blocks were added and by the end of 1997, the school became a huge complex in a ground area of nearly 4 acres (16,187.4 m²). It was converted into a Form Six school in 2002. In January 2006, consequent to a policy decision of government, the school again started admitting pupils in Form 1. End of year 2007, the school became a National College and changed its name to Sir Abdool Raman Osman State College. The school is one of the largest and most spacious colleges in Mauritius. The main strengths of the school are science and technical subjects.