The Private Secondary Education Authority, a body corporate established under the Private Secondary Education Authority (PSEA) Act No 20 of 2016, operates under the aegis of the Ministry of Education and Human Resources, Tertiary Education and Scientific Research.

 

The Authority acts as a regulatory body for Private Secondary Schools (PSS) (both grant-aided and fee paying), in Mauritius and Rodrigues. 

 

The PSEA oversees the standards of infrastructure in PSS and school operations across the sector by conducting inspection and periodic quality audits. It also disburses grants to PSS to enable Managers of PSS to run and manage their institutions and provides educational counselling and psychological support to students of PSS.