The Mauritius Examinations Syndicate (MES) is responsible for the conduct of all national assessments. This includes the PSAC Examinations, the National Assessment at Grade 9, the Pre-vocational Examinations, the SC and HSC Examinations. The MES also conducts over a hundred professional and technical examinations on behalf of international examination bodies.
The Mauritius
Institute of Education is a parastatal institution under the aegis of the
Ministry of Education and Human Resources, Tertiary Education and Scientific
Research, responsible for Teacher Education, Curriculum Development and
Research. The MIE is at the core of Education. It is responsible for the
development of the curriculum for the pre-primary, primary and secondary
education sectors in the Republic of Mauritius. It also shoulders the
responsibility for the development of all teaching and learning resources
such as textbooks and digital materials. It is centrally concerned with the
professionalisation of other key sectors such as the Early Childhood
Education' and the ‘Special Education Needs'.