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Mauritius, Mauritius
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The Base Vie is a boarding facility open to all Lycée des Mascareignes students. It provides 14 beds in double or triple rooms, separated by gender, with a shared lounge, a study room, and secure adult supervision from 5:00 PM to 7:15 AM. It operates from Monday morning to Friday evening, and is not open on weekends or during holidays. Meals are provided as demi-pension: breakfast on site and dinner in the communal dining area; lunches remain the responsibility of the family. Tariffs are 4,500 Rs per week (4 nights) or 18,000 Rs per month for demi-pension; 5,300 Rs per week (4 nights) or 21,200 Rs per month for full pension, which is available on request. Bed linen and towels are provided.
Meals are provided as demi-pension: breakfast on site and dinner served in the common room; lunches are the responsibility of the family. Full-board options are available on request.
The Lycée des Mascareignes is a private French-program secondary school and is conventioned with AEFE, placing it within the AEFE network.
Lycée des Mascareignes (LDM) is a private secondary school in Helvetia, Saint-Pierre, Mauritius, affiliated with AEFE and operating under the French national education system abroad. It offers a bilingual French-English pathway within its French program for students aged 15–18. The curriculum combines the Baccalauréat Français International (BFI) with Cambridge A Levels and Pearson Edexcel IGCSE. In Seconde, students sit IGCSE English Language; in Première and Terminale they pursue the bilingual BFI, developed with the French Ministry of Education and Cambridge, which comprises 12 final exams and replaces the OIB from 2022 (first session in 2024). Class sizes are typically 15–22, with 7–9 hours per week taught in English and the remainder in French. The campus includes a CDI, science laboratories, classrooms and a cafeteria. A distinctive feature is Sport Etudes—the AEFE network's first multisport pathway—linked with Rugby Union Mauritius and the Academy of Sport. LDM also runs mobility programs (ADN-AEFE immersion) and offers English, Spanish and Mandarin.
