There are two school
and one demonstration Chemistry Laboratories at the RCPL. They are more
or less well-equipped.
In the Chemistry
department, emphasis is laid on the practical part. As far as possible,
the students learn by enquiry and discovery. Regular demonstrations
are given in the lower forms. From Form IV onward, the students have
regular weekly practical sessions. They are trained to develop efficiently
their manipulative skills and to handle safely chemicals, including
hazardous ones. Maximum precautions are taken to ensure the safety of
one and all. The students are also trained to be objective and to process
information systematically, to deduce logically, to be crucial and reflective,
to design, to plan and to improve simple experiments as well as simple
projects.
Thus the students
can become skillful, capable, confident, honest, creative and can acquire
a scientific methodology.
The 1999 results
at RCPL showed that at SC Level, 40 out of 98 got an A and the overall
rate of success was 93.9%. At the HSC Level, 27 out of 103 got an A
and the rate of success was 82.5%.
The main lab also
caters for external HSC students who have left college or whose college
do not have practical facilities. Recruitments are made twice yearly
in December and in May. Interested students may contact the Ministry
of Education and Scientific Research.
The RCPL is an institution
with good infrastructure and adequate resources. The administration
is efficient and gives clear and firm guidance. Many teachers are kind,
understanding, affectionate, dedicated, qualified and professional educators.
They make a balance between formal and informal education in order to
cause an all round development of the child. They pay attention not
only to the intellectual, cultural and physical blossoming, but also
to the social, moral and emotional blooming of the student.
As discipline also
prevails, the majority of the students are friendly, unselfish, conscientious
and responsible. Thus the atmosphere is conducing to academic learning
and to a sound overall formation of the child.
The result is that
many students achieve academic excellence and become capable, honest
and responsible citizens and leaders of to-morrow.
Examination
skills in Chemistry
by Mr. Ho Wye Ching Ho Ng
Subject taught:
Chemistry
Teaching Experience:
25 years of teaching experience
Qualifications:
B.Sc (Hons)Wales, P.G.C.E(M.I.E)
Opinion on
RCPL: Royal College of Port-Louis is an institution where the
administration gives clear and strong guidance. The majority of teachers
are kind, understanding, affectionate and dedicated. They are professional
educators and they make a balance between formal and informal education
in order to cause an allround development of the child. As discipline
also prevails, most students are friendly, unshelfish, cooperative,
conscientious and reaponsible. Thus the atmosphere is conducive to
academic learning as well as to a sound formation of the individual.
It is no surprise to see how many students achieve academic excellency
and become capable, honest and responsible citizens of tomorrow.
