Admission

Le Bocage International School (LBIS) Mauritius is one of mixed ability students. Most of our students enter from feeder primary schools, namely, Clavis Primary, International Primary School (Ecole du Nord) and Alexandra House. Many others enter from schools overseas and from other schools in Mauritius. Special consideration is given at entry to siblings and expatriates.
Please note that all students admitted to LBIS are expected to meet our standards of behaviour and of work throughout their school career.

Feeder School Criteria - Form 1

There is close collaboration between LBIS and its feeder schools to ensure the school’s standards at entry into Form 1.

• Heads of the English, French and Mathematics Departments accompanied by subject teachers visit the feeder schools and meet with their counterparts. The discussion is usually focused on individual student academic attainment and potential. This facilitates the placing of students in appropriate classes with respect to their academic ability.

• The Guidance Counsellor, the Special Education Needs (SEN) Coordinator and the Form 1 Coordinator meet with teachers of Clavis Primary which is our main feeder school to discuss and share information regarding students’ behaviour and learning difficulties.

• Additionally, the Guidance Counsellor, the SEN Coordinator and the Form 1 Coordinator meet the parents of every child accepted into LBIS from the feeder schools. The main purpose is to establish personal contact with parents and to share information about the student that is of a more social and non-academic nature.

• Entrance to LBIS depends on students having satisfactory academic and behavioural progress while at the feeder school.

• Towards the end of the first term, there is an evaluation of all Form 1 students in English, French and Mathematics to ensure that students are appropriately placed according to their academic ability in these subjects.

Non-Feeder School Criteria - Forms 1-7

• Students are admitted to the school only after careful assessment. In cases of doubt, LBIS will interview students and parents. Entrance for students not attending feeder schools depends upon:
• Providing copies of previous academic and behavioural school reports relating to the last 2 years of study.

• Successful completion of LBIS entrance examinations in English and Mathematics and in other subjects as required.
• Student interview and any other information if the school deems relevant and necessary.
• Availability of space at the proposed time of entry.

• A prior requirement for non-Mauritians is to ensure that work and study permits are obtained according to Mauritian law.

  Fees

• School fees consist of a monthly instalment (payable for 11 months of the year), textbook rental fees and subscription to the PTA. The capital levy is a one-time payment made before a student enters the school. Fees for Mauritian students are lower than for non-Mauritians. The schedule of current fees is available from the School Office.
  
• The Capital Levy that is paid on acceptance of the place is not refunded for students who do not join.
• To qualify for Mauritian fees, a student must be in possession of either a Mauritian birth certificate or passport, or be registered in a parent’s Mauritian passport.
• School fees are payable in advance and only by banker’s standing order.
• There is a 15% discount on the monthly school fees for a second and all subsequent children.
• One full term’s notice (four months) must be given in writing to LBIS when withdrawing a student, or four months fees will be charged in lieu.

• No refund will be given in the case of student expulsion.
  When fees are outstanding, the school reserves the right to send home or suspend a student.

  Insurance

  All students are covered by personal accident insurance up to Rs 8,000 during school hours while on campus and on study trips.

  Waiting List

  Due to unprecedented demand, the school often has waiting lists for several year groups.

• Parents applying from overseas are strongly advised to wait for confirmation of their child’s admission before finalising their plans to move to Mauritius.
  
• Entrance tests can be administered, by arrangement, at the student’s present school. For security and swiftness, express postal delivery (such as DHL) is used and the cost passed on to the family of the student.
  
  Special Educational Needs Provision

  Students are accepted at Le Bocage if they fall within the ‘normal range of ability’ for a child of their age and this is determined by completion of a test in both English and Mathematics.
  Support for learning is provided for a small number of students already diagnosed with specific learning difficulties, such as dyslexia, attention deficit disorder, dyspraxia and dyscalculia. It is provided through collaboration of teachers within the Special Needs Department and the mainstream curriculum teachers.
  The Special Needs Department is working towards helping students to overcome the specific learning difficulties that they face and this is to some extent being achieved through differentiation in lessons, support in mainstream classes, withdrawal from a subject on a short-term basis or, in very few cases, a reduced curriculum.

  Southern Hemisphere

  Most schools in Mauritius, including LBIS, operate a Southern Hemisphere school year like South Africa and Australia. The academic year runs from January to November. Parents and students from the Northern Hemisphere must consider carefully the consequences of transferring to Mauritius. The most usual solution is for the student to repeat a term, which is often very convenient for academic and personal acclimatisation in any case. When the student transfers from LBIS to the Northern Hemisphere, forward planning will enable us to coordinate with the receiving school and to make the transition as smooth as possible.

  Parent-Teachers’ Association (PTA)

  All parents are required to be members of the PTA and should make every effort to participate in its functions. The PTA's objectives are to:

• foster communication among members of the LBIS community
  
• provide volunteers for school approved programmes
  
• promote an esprit de corps through social functions
  
• organise fund-raising projects for specific purposes
• assist in improving the services offered by LBIS.

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