February 19th, 2006congrats to QEC
This is old news(two weeks maybe) by now… but the HSC results were out in Mauritius and as usual, QEC (Queen Elizabeth College ,the middle + high school(all girls) i had attended) got the most laureates (again!It’s the same every year. Go girls!). All laureates will benefit from a full scholarship to study abroad. (as far as i know, there are around 30 laureates (girls and boys) every year and they all go to study in UK)
More info about the laureates there. (it’s in French)
Ever since the educational reform a few years back, I don’t follow the news when it comes to education in Mauritius . I’ve heard of a new reform not long ago but frankly, I’m not interested in knowing more about it because I think our present educational system is all messed up. I consider myself lucky not to have gone through that. I was perfectly happy with the old ranking system. I think that competition is needed to bring out the best in everyone. Bah. I don’t want to talk about education in Mauritius or about the government. I only want to post these pics, simply because I miss high school.
I saw the photos on an online community for Mauritians (where everyone can have their own personal pages) and asked Kendy (the girl who posted the pics) for permission to use the photos on my blog. She kindly agreed and emailed me the photos.
Here they are:
QEC girls,happy & excited upon hearing about the number of QEC laureates. I was once like them too, celebrating with my friends. 
I like this pic. Number of fingers equals to number of QEC laureates. Twelve!
From left to right: Nadya, Kirsty,Kendy and Terry.
I miss my QEC days. Time really flies. It seems like not long ago that I attended my last Prize Giving Day at QEC.
ah yes, the QEC school uniform is like that. The length varies from person to person. Usually it’s knee-length or ( *gasp* ) way below the knee during the first year and gets shorter and shorter (above the knee) but still, at a decent length (for most girls anyway) when we reach our final year. 
For other girls’ colleges, the colors are different but it’s the same thing when it comes to the length of the uniform. The QEC Winter uniform (optional) consisted of green trousers (or jeans) and a white blouse. When I had first started attending QEC, it was even green trousers ,white blouse, black blazer and black tie(influenced by the formal British-style school uniforms) for the Winter uniform. I never got to wear that. They stopped wearing the tie and blazer when I was in my 2nd year. I don’t like green but I grew fond of my old school uniform over the years. I have a few photos of me wearing my school uniform somewhere on a CD. Need to look for them.
(Note: I said that I was happy with the old ranking system . If you (esp Mauritians) disagree with me or want to tell me why the new reforms are better, well no need to tell me about it. I don’t want to have a debate here. Everyone is entitled to his/her own preference. Comments will be moderated and deleted if necessary. )
hi i’m laure marday i used 2 live in beaubassin in mauritius.but my family still...
See, you worried too much.
Quote: “green trousers ,white blouse, black blazer and black tie(influenced by the formal British-style school uniforms) for the Winter uniform.” I don’t recall any black blazer and tie. And I am way older than you.
that’s because most people didn’t wear those,esp the sino-Mauritians. The blazer and tie were optional for the winter uniform. When I was in F1, I remember seeing the ‘model’ for the winter uniform. No one in my class bought that winter uniform. We didn’t want to wear the tie. I do remember seeing an older QEC girl(who was probably in F6) wearing the whole outfit and I thought she looked quite smart. However, by the time I wanted to try wearing the ‘old’ winter uniform (F2), they were no longer making the blazer and tie. (probably because too few people wore them) I’ve seen only a dozen or so people wearing the whole outfit at that time.
/stares
For some reason, I really like the colour of the uniform. But it wouldn’t look that great on me.
Is anyone else wondering if Aline still has her uniform with her???
U shuldn’t like it, they are notorious for being frawg-like.
lol but they are nicer than the loretto uniforms. Loretto uniforms are called ’serviette di pain” in Creole…by many people,esp guys.
your “educational system is all messed up”? why
well we at sg, also have a situation in spore where most abroad educated kids tend not to return home after their studies
i remembered that old post of yours that you put up … bright blue, yum
wow, the uniforms are quite similar to the methodist girls school uniforms we have back here in Penang.
oh Aline, i linked u
Awww. I miss my high school too hehe. My old uniform consisted of a long-sleeved white top and green (darker than yours) skirt. Our skirts are usually ankle-length since it’s the popular fad.. hehe. We have little green neckties too. Sometimes I find myself wishing I have a uniform now in college since I’m indecisive in picking outfits to wear.
really? hehe
Linked you back.
that long?woooooooooooo