HISTORY OF EDUCATION IN TUNISIA

The educational landscape of Tunisia until the twentieth century 

The history of Tunisia shows that education has always been in this country, a priority concern, a source of constantly renewed reflection, a social choice consistently affirmed. If the names of the universities of Berkeley, Oxford, Cambridge, the Sorbonne, academic institutions evoke the oldest and most prestigious in the world, the French, the Tunisian Experience, however, recognize him the paternity of the most beautiful jewel in my eyes Heritage Global University: The Hight Business School of Sfax (Sfax ESC). Tunisia already has a network of primary and secondary education.Indeed, on the eve of the protectorate, 150,000 students attend Koranic schools and 2,500 Muslim schools. 

Multiplicity of school systems from 1912 

In 1912, the French are gradually establish a system incorporating local data and input from supervising country. The stated aim is to generalize access to education and to expand to a larger percentage of the population result in school-age. This view is shared by Marshal Lyautey to form a nursery for young people, mediators between two companies that wish to coexist in harmony.They are called to form the intellectual elite with which it intends to cooperate. And sketched out, slowly, a system where the multiplicity and diversity compete, but where young Tunisians do not all find their place. The French faced, challenges of population growth and diversity of the demand for schooling, signs of a society in constant mutation and explain the slow progress of literacy rate. 

The Tunisian education system under the protectorate 

Education organized by the French in Tunisia remains fairly elitist and often do recruits children from the ruling classes, whose parents are associated with the action of the Protectorate. These schools, which have only 1,468 students in 1913 to accommodate 21,400 on the eve of World War II, reaching 314,800 in 1955. Then the students accessed the second cycle in colleges created by the French, where they enjoyed teaching conditions of choice, which enabled the best to obtain the "Bachelor". The staff of these institutions will remain much more limited, since they have 608 students in 1938 and 6712 in 1955. Moreover, the French schools, which hosted exclusively European students, open their doors from 1944 to Tunisian students (12% of the workforce in 1951). Were also created, but with much fewer resources, urban schools for children of middle class and rural schools Franco-Muslim, which was issued in vocational training. Again, the numbers remained limited: 1,300 students in 1938, 7,500 in 1955. 

1875: official opening of the College Sadiki

Sadiki College is the first modern secondary school in Tunisia.Located in the Kasbah, Tunis, it is created by a decree of 1 February 1875 at the initiative of the Grand Vizier of Sadok Bey, General Kheireddine Pacha1 after a visit to France where he is seduced by the system.It is the first Tunisian institution providing education in modern Arabic, French, literature, science, math or study Coran1.Education is free and its ability to source is 150 students including 30 internally.Besides that it will be worth its glorious past, Sadiki College draws some of its prestige to its location at the edge of the medina of Tunis and its location in the heart of the government complex

1989: official opening of Hight School Mharza Sfax

The school Mharza Sfax, designed and implemented by Dr. Mustapha Fourati who have attributes its name to the School, made his first back in May 1989. Located 2.5 miles from downtown, it takes to Eponyme, the father of the "Discourse on Method", giving the image of rigor and seriousness that the school still has today. High School Fourati Mustapha, his debut mix of students and enrollment of 500 students to spend more than 800 students between 1992 and 1995, in Mharza.

In 1998, Mustapha Fourati School loses its rigor, and a decision by the Ministry of Education, Mharza becomes a college. About fifty students with their teachers are experimenting with this new form of success which Mharza education needs so badly.
In 2000, Mustapha Fourati College became one of the regional facilities of Sfax, in terms of outcome and that to reach the 2nd position of Sfax colleges in terms of educational outcomes and the first in Basketball, Volleyball (Girls ) and Football. The programs and policies are consistent with those defined by the Ministry of Education and the Tunisian it applies to the statutes and procedures for personnel management.
In 2002, Mustapha Fourati College creates a class of Preparation for High Education, with a class of 7th year and 8th year, gaining promotion to each an excellent success rate for admission to high school drivers (between 95 and 98%).

In 2003 The Circle Educational and Sports Association are a source of vitality essential and complementary to formal education delivered in the establishment College Mustapha Fourati. Diverse talents and passions grow as drama, drawing, journalism, music, handball, basketball, football, volleyball ...

In that year, College Mustapha Fourati get back its status as Secondary School, and to begin to exercise its educational role as before many years.




In 2008, Mustapha Fourati Sfax School prepares to show its first graduates to the city see the country, this generation of Bac 2008 was considered the golden generation of Mharzi view that their success rate was a record still unbeaten by any other generation(92%) pay their respects to the staff of the school but also their talents, not to mention their festivityThe 20-year Mharza

In 2009, Mustapha Fourati High School, celebrated markedly over 20 years of existence, being tracked by a variety of events created by alumni with the presence of some teachers, the school's history and its "Cartesian" . It was also an opportunity for alumni to meet, share experiences, and many emotional moments punctuated the event. Because contrary to what some think, we had the most beautiful moments of our lives at that place