Sir Abdool Raman Osman State College

Sir Abdool Raman Osman State College (SARO SC) is an elite secondary school in Phoenix, Mauritius. It was founded 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
Logo of SARO SC
Address
Closel Road, Phoenix Mauritius
Information
Motto	Education for Life
Established	1996
Rector	K. Gokulsing (Mr)
Gender	Boys
Enrollment	800 - 900
Color(s)	Gold Cream      & Navy Blue
Nickname	SARO, Sarosians
Website	Government website LinkedIn Facebook Instagram

SARO SC is among the best schools across the country, admitting only students having achieved excellent results in the CPE examinations, and preparing them for the University of Cambridge O Level and A Level. To date, it is the only school in Mauritius to have ever produced a recipient of the Lester B. Pearson International Scholarship from the University of Toronto (full scholarship awarded to 37 students worldwide)[1] and is the first school in the history of the country to have had a Computer Science Laureate.

The school's graduates have gone on to pursue further studies in various fields, ranging from STEM to Humanities, at prestigious universities across the globe: in Canada, Germany, France, UK, USA, Australia, Netherlands, Malaysia, China, India, South Africa, as well as Mauritius.

History

Sir Abdool Raman Osman, the school's namesake

The school welcomed its first batch 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 (16,000 m²). 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.

With a major change in the educational system of Mauritius, SARO SC is projected to become an Academy (elite high school) in 2021.

Three editions of the school magazine were launched in 2009, 2011 and 2013 respectively. A 2016 edition was written but, subsequent to multiple changes in administration, remained unreleased.

Overview

Uniform

The school uniform consists of a gold/cream shirt with blue trousers.

The 1^st edition of the polo shirt had a wolf design at the back and the 2^nd had a school shield design with a cream colour.

Infrastructural & Sport Facilities

Laboratories: Physics (2), Chemistry (2), Biology (2)	Audio-Visual Room (1)
Computer Rooms (2)	Library (1)
DC/DT Workshops (2)	Basketball Grounds (2)
Art Rooms (2)	Volleyball/Badminton Courts (3)
Gymnasium/Multipurpose Hall (1)	Table Tennis Course (1)
Lecture Theatre (1)

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180° Panorama of school from second floor

School culture

The school's students (colloquially called "Sarosians" or "SARO") are known to usually share brotherly bonds among each other and to maintain a close-knit relationship with their rector.

Mr J. Bindah (2007- 2012, 2016 - 2019) surrounded by Sarosians

Mr S. Mohitram (2015 - 2016) doing press-ups with students during the morning assembly

Mr K. Gokulsing (2019 - Present) among the 2019 Model UN cohort

Academic performance

Scholarships

To date, SARO has fostered 4 Laureates and numerous other scholarship awardees.

SARO's first Laureate, Nabeel Khodabux

Exceptionally, it is the only school in Mauritius to have ever produced a recipient of the Lester B. Pearson International Scholarship from the University of Toronto (full scholarship awarded to 37 students worldwide)[1] and, following a brilliant performance of the Class of 2016, became the first school in the history of the country to have produced a Computer Science Laureate.

Laureate celebration, February 2017

University scholarship recipients

Scholarship	Awarded by	Year	Recipient
Laureate	Government of Mauritius	2012	Nabeel Khodabux[2]
		2014	Jason Thondee[3]
			Vilekh Badrisingh[3]
		2016	Matthieu Chan Chee[4]
Laureate (Merit and social criteria)	Government of Mauritius	2012	Gerishwarsingh Ramyead[5]
		2015	Akmez Buxis[6]
Lester B. Pearson International Scholarship	University of Toronto	2017	Matthieu Chan Chee[1]
International Quest Whole Person Scholarship	Oral Roberts University	2018	Samuel Greedharry[7]

Outstanding Cambridge Learner Awards

The school has also produced several students who have ranked 1^st nationally or globally at the Cambridge examinations and have been awarded as 'Top in Country' or 'Top in the World':

Year	Examination	Country/World	Subject	Student
2012	O Level	World	Additional Mathematics	Sabeer Nabeebaccus
		Country	Computer Studies	Vilekh Badrisingh
2013	O Level	World	Design and Communication	Nicolas Lam Chiou Yee
		Country	Physical Education	Roshan Teeluck
2015	AS Level	Country	English	Raees Gulbul
			Accounting	Vritesh Mungur
2018	A Level	Country	Biology	Samuel Hélène
2019	A Level	Country	Art and Design	Alex Kim-Soo

Competitions

Shameem Elaheebocus, 2019 Crossminton World Champion (U18)

SARO badminton players, Bronze medallists at the All African Badminton School Championships 2014 & 2015

SARO footballers, Regional Vice-Champions, 2014 Inter-College Football Tournament

The school's students consistently rank among the top performers at numerous regional, national and international competitions/events:

Competitions and events

Competition/Event	Year	Level	Outcome/Positions held	Students
National Mathematics Olympiad	2016	National	1^st place - Individual contest	Matthieu Chan Chee[8]
World Crossminton Championships	2019	International	1^st place - U18	Shameem Elaheebocus[9]
National Youth Parliament	2018	National	3 MPs, 1 Speaker	Pouvanen Canjamalay[10] Zakariyyah Bawamia[11] Veeresh Nobeen Jiyaad Hassennally
	2019		2 MPs, 4 Mentors	Badir Korumtollee[12] Ankur Bhowon Pouvanen Canjamalay Zakariyyah Bawamia Veeresh Nobeen Jiyaad Hassennally
All African Badminton School Championships	2014	International	Bronze medal	Pravesh Ballgobin Zakariyyah Bawamia Nadir Edoo Jeremy Lau Tum Sun Umayr Salauroo
	2015		Bronze medal
Inter-College Football Tournament	2014	Regional	2^nd place (More details below)	Mitesh Periag [Note: Former players are welcome to add their names]
Rajiv Gandhi Science Quest	2010	National	1^st place - Category 1 (Form 1 to Form 3)	Roshan Teeluck
Concours de Langue Française (Alliance Française)	2009	National	Classe de Troisième: 3^rd place overall	Nabeel Khodabux
	2010		Classe de Sixième: 1^st place - Composition Française Top 10 overall	Matthieu Chan Chee
			Classe de Sixième: 1^st place - Étude de Texte 3^rd place - Orthographe & Grammaire	Jaynesh Benny
	2011		Classe de Première: 7^th place overall	Nabeel Khodabux
			Classe de Cinquième: Top 10 overall	Matthieu Chan Chee
	2012		Classe de Quatrième: 2^nd place - Composition Française Top 10 overall	Matthieu Chan Chee
	2013		Classe de Troisième: 1^st place - Orthographe & Grammaire Top 10 overall	Matthieu Chan Chee
			Classe de Troisème: 2^nd place - Étude de texte	Jérémie Frédéric
English Elocution Contest	2014	Regional	1^st place	Matthieu Chan Chee
French Orthography Contest	2014	Regional	2^nd place	Matthieu Chan Chee
Model European Union	2015	National	Best Delegation	Nazheer Baichoo Mitesh Periag Pravin Sewak
Quiz Competition	2014	Regional	1^st place	Mitesh Periag Mattee Jeetun
Australian Mathematics Competition	2011	National	Top 15%	Reeshay Dabeedin
	2012		Top 2%
	2013		Top 2%
	2014		Top 15%

Model United Nations Conferences

SARO MUNners, 2014

SARO MUNners, 2015

SARO MUNners, 2016

SARO MUNners, 2017

SARO MUNners, 2018

SARO MUNners, 2019

SARO SC is reputed for consistently displaying an outstanding performance at Model UN Conferences.

Most notably, the school has consistently ranked 1^st in the Zone 4 (its assigned area for the Regional Level) and been in the top 3 in the national variant since the 2015 edition.

Every year, the Government of Mauritius selects 6 students from the ~30 National Best Delegates to attend a university-level International Model UN Conference. To date, SARO SC has sent 2 such students, one in 2015 and one in 2018.

Year	Level	Outcome	Delegates	Organising team
2013	National	1 Best Delegate	Keshav Rampoortab	None
2014	Regional	1 Best Delegate	Roshan Teeluck	None
		1 Best Delegation	Italy: Kamil Durgauhee Ahsan Fokeera Shyamal Sewraj Roshan Teeluck
2015	Regional	7 Best Delegates	Jaynesh Benny Matthieu Chan Chee Jérémie Frédéric Yanesh Hoolass Ganeshwar Hurday Mitesh Periag Pravin Sewak	Chairperson: Roshan Teeluck
		2 Best Delegations	China: Nazheer Baichoo Matthieu Chan Chee Badir Korumtollee Mitesh Periag Mexico: Yanesh Hoolass Ganeshwar Hurday Rishabh Rambhunjun Pravin Sewak
	National	1 Best Delegate	Matthieu Chan Chee	None
		1 Best Delegation	China: same team as regionals
	International (AMUNC 2016)	1 Delegate	Matthieu Chan Chee	None
2016	Regional	7 Best Delegates	Saad Bassa Zakariyyah Bawamia Pouvanen Canjamalay Akhilesh Doorgah Jiyaad Hassennally Faiz Khadaroo Karan Sonah	Secretary-General: Matthieu Chan Chee Chairpersons: Jaynesh Benny Jérémie Frédéric Yanesh Hoolass Ganeshwar Hurday Cédric Lacase Mitesh Periag Pravin Sewak
		2 Best Delegations	Spain: Saad Bassa Akhilesh Doorgah Dawjee Nunkoo Dooshyantsingh Sewak Turkey: Zakariyyah Bawamia Ankur Bhowon Ashley Padayatchy Karan Sonah
	National	1 Best Delegate	Pouvanen Canjamalay	Chairpersons: Yanesh Hoolass Ganeshwar Hurday
		3 Best Delegations	Denmark: same team as Turkey for regionals Malaysia: same team as Spain for regionals United Arab Emirates: Pouvanen Canjamalay Faiz Khadaroo Nihal Manna Ameesh Boodhna
2017	Regional	4 Best Delegates	Zaheer Abdool Varen Baloomoody Avnish Dip Nisaar Jaffur	Chairpersons: Saad Bassa Zakariyyah Bawamia Pouvanen Canjamalay Akhilesh Doorgah Jiyaad Hassennally Faiz Khadaroo Karan Sonah
		4 Best Delegations	Greece: Ryan Adeya Aditya Bhiwajee Doorgesh Bissoonauth Suhayl Goodur Kazakhstan: Varen Baloomoody Usaama Boodhoo Nisaar Jaffur Vashisth Juleemun Kuwait: Zaheer Abdool Poorvesh Bissessur Avnish Dip Arfan Pheerunggee United States of America: Devindra Beekawoo Javaid Hoobass Krithik Matoo Kenny Ramasawmy
	National	3 Best Delegates	Devindra Beekawoo Aditya Bhiwajee Avnish Dip	Chairpersons: Saad Bassa Zakariyyah Bawamia Jiyaad Hassennally
		3 Best Delegations	Argentina: same team as Greece for regionals Jamaica: same team as Kuwait for regionals Cameroon: same team as USA for regionals (except Kenny Ramasawmy and Krithik Matoo, unable to attend, were replaced by Saif Elyhee and Zubeir Jeeroburkhan)
2018	Regional	6 Best Delegates	Vineet Saulick Luqmaan Fatadin Dhanvesh Chikhooree Alex Kim-Soo Anas Khodadeen Nishrey Shail Bundoo	Chairpersons: Usaama Boodhoo Nisaar Jaffur Avnish Dip Varen Baloomoody Zaheer Abdool
		2 Best Delegations	UK: Dhanvesh Chikhooree Luis Melotte Chandish Reebye Sarvesh Dayal Equatorial Guinea: Nishrey Shail Bundoo Adarsh Seechurn Alex Kim-Soo Chavi Surujbhali
	National	2 Best Delegates	Nishrey Shail Bundoo Sarvesh Dayal	Chairpersons: Avnish Dip Devindra Beekawoo Aditya Bhiwajee
		3 Best Delegations	Vietnam: same team as Equatorial Guinea for regionals Somalia: Anas Khodadeen Tariq Nunkoo Nilesh Hauzaree Lovesh Rama Saudi Arabia: Luqmaan Fatadin Chetan Aubeeluck Vineet Saulick Gopal Seewoogoolam
	International (ILMUNC 2018)	1 Delegate	Nishrey Shail Bundoo	None
2019	Regional	3 Best Delegates	Rohan Goolaub Waseem Hyatoolla Munnawar Noormohamed	Secretary-General: Sarvesh Dayal Chairpersons: Anas Khodadeen Nishrey Bundoo Vineet Saulick Luqmaan Fatadin Alex Kim-Soo Dhanvesh Chikhooree
		4 Best Delegations	Myanmar: Sidharth Beniwal Aadil Nuckchady Kushul Beekomsing Rohan Goolaub Afghanistan: Heetesh Lutchmun Teeluck Aqil Yadhav Anishkar Hassea Rithvik Mahadoo Libya: Waseem Hyatoolla Rajat Goorbin Ikhil Mohesh Gaurav Teeluck Dominican Republic: Ridwaan Luckhoo Zubeir Surally Munnawar Noormohamed Andy Lamarque
	National	2 Best Delegates	Sidharth Beniwal Andy Lamarque	Secretary-General: Nishrey Shail Bundoo Chairperson: Sarvesh Dayal
		3 Best Delegations	Japan: same team as Myanmar for regionals Syria: same team as Afghanistan for regionals Iraq: same team as Libya for regionals
2020	Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic

2014 Football Campaign

The school participated in the football tournament organised by the MBC in 2014 and had a very successful campaign. After beating the Collège du Saint-Esprit (2-0) in the first round, SARO SC qualified for the quarter-finals against the New Eton College and came out victorious after penalty shootouts. Following a close win (1-0) against rivals and neighbours Phoenix SSS in the semi-finals, the school made it to the regional final against the St. Andrew's School of Rose-Hill, whereby the Sarosian team lost (2-1).

SARO footballers, Regional Vice-Champions, 2014 Inter-College Football Tournament

Some facts:

• The SARO Fans were rewarded as Best Supporting Fans of the tournament for their amazing support.
• The SARO goalkeeper won the award for Best Goalkeeper with 3 clean sheets.

Stage	Result
First Round	SARO SC	2 - 0	Collège du Saint-Esprit
Quater-finals	SARO SC	0 - 0 (SARO victory on penalty)	New Eton College
Semi-finals	SARO SC	1 - 0	Phoenix SSS
Final	SARO SC	1 - 2	St. Andrew's School

Further Accomplishments by Alumni

Alumni	Accomplishments
Roshan Teeluck	Spearheaded the MauriVent project[13] with the Mauritian branches of the IEEE during the COVID-19 pandemic Nominated among Top 5 Outstanding Young Persons of Mauritius by JCI Mauritius[14]
Reeshay Dabeedin	Team leader for Electronic/Software Team in the MauriVent project[13] with the Mauritian branches of the IEEE during the COVID-19 pandemic
Matthieu Chan Chee	Won MakeUofT 2019, the largest hardware Hackathon in Canada, thus contributing to the University of Toronto becoming the 2019 Major League Hacking Champions of North America[15] Appointed Teaching assistant at the University of Toronto during his 2^nd year and taught Calculus to 3 sections of first-year university students Selected as part of the Technology Leadership Initiative, a cohort of the top 25 Computer Science students at the University of Toronto University of Toronto's Head of Delegation at the Canadian University Software Engineering Conference 2021.

See also

• Education in Mauritius
• List of secondary schools in Mauritius

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