History
Founded in 1877 by the Brothers of the Christian Schools, the administration was transferred to the Diocese of Port Louis in 1985. The college has been providing free education since 1977 with a variety of curricular choices.The school forms part of the Elite colleges in Mauritius. The college obtained its first laureate in the year 1947 named Boulle Bernard and his brother Boulle Michel succeeded him in 1948. The Rector Mr Serge Ng TaT Chung, former student and teacher at the college received the insignia of MEMBER OF THE ORDER OF THE STAR AND THE KEY OF THE INDIAN OCEAN for his contribution in the sector of education.
In the early 1930s, the wooden buildings were replaced by reinforced concrete ones. Additional facilities were later built: physics and chemistry labs in 1939, a gymnasium in 1970, and five new classrooms and an amphitheatre in 1994. A pre-vocational department was created in 2001. The college enrolls only students at form 1 level who scored 22 units or more.
The motto Ad Altiora Cum Christo and the badge were created in 1940 by Gaëtan Boullé, a former student.
During World War II, the college was requisitioned as a war hospital, although there was no actual fighting in Mauritius. During that time St. Joseph's College students had to study at the Royal College of Curepipe along with their teachers.
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