Indian Association adopts Grand Anse Mahé primary school |05 August 2017

Grand Anse Mahé primary school is the fifth school that the Indian Association of Seychelles (IAS) has adopted.

The four other schools adopted by the IAS are Port Glaud primary, Bel Ombre primary, Anse Boileau primary and Anse Etoile primary.

To officially strengthen their partnership a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to that effect was signed yesterday morning at the school’s premises between head teacher Sylvette Joubert, the chairperson of the IAS Ramu Pillay and the principal secretary (PS) for education Dr Odile Decommarmond.

The signing took place in the presence of special advisor Merida Delcy, the director for primary schools Cyril Pillay, the Indian high commissioner Dr Ausaf Sayeed, members of the IAS, teachers and students.

 PS Decommarmond stated it is evident that the IAS has the education of young Seychellois at heart.

“I would like to thank the IAS for the support it has given to the schools. The adoption of all the schools mentioned has had a positive impact on the children and their education. Such remarkable gesture will allow the Grand Anse Mahé primary school to showcase their talent and ability,” she said.

The chairperson of the IAS added that all the schools that have benefited from the IAS have all had enormous success towards their academic performances.

“This programme of the IAS has proven to be very successful because all the four schools we adopted before this one have registered considerable progress in their academic results and are now all ranked in the top ten primary schools in the country. We are expecting the same outcome for the Grand Anse primary school. The IAS has a long history of giving assistance to schools in Seychelles,” he said.

The IAS also donated some equipment to the school such as laptops, home theatre, projectors and education games, among others.

During the ceremony, there were also poems and songs to entertain the guests, and there were also tokens from the school to Mr Pillay.

Recently, the Indian government, through the high commission, donated IT equipment and stationery worth nearly a million dollars to the Ministry of Education.