Aminiya School is a primary, secondary school in
Malé
Malé (, ; dv, މާލެ) is the capital and most populous city of the Maldives. With a population of 252,768 and an area of , it is also one of the most densely populated cities in the world. The city is geographically located at the southern ...
, the capital of the
Maldives
Maldives (, ; dv, ދިވެހިރާއްޖެ, translit=Dhivehi Raajje, ), officially the Republic of Maldives ( dv, ދިވެހިރާއްޖޭގެ ޖުމްހޫރިއްޔާ, translit=Dhivehi Raajjeyge Jumhooriyyaa, label=none, ), is an archipelag ...
. It is the first girls' secondary school in the country and remained the only all-girls school until 14 June 2011
It was established in 1944 to accommodate Female students from
Majeediyya School
Majeediyya School (Dhivehi: މަޖީދިއްޔާ ސުކޫލް ) is the first Maldivian government school, located in Malé, Maldives. It was a single gender school that used to teach only boys students to the secondary level of education until ...
(then known as "Madhrasathul Saniyya") which became an all-boy institution. The school is divided into four houses, namely ''Aminarani'', ''Dhainkanba'', ''Raadhafathi'' and ''Rehendhi."
Till 2011, the school remained as a secondary school for only girls. In 2011 the school established Primary, Grade 1 making it both a primary and secondary school. Now there are grades 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 for the Primary, and grade 8, 9 and 10 for the Secondary. Aminiya school has high honours of prizes and a large number of Aminiya's most successful women came from here as students.
There are two sessions for grades 1 to 10 which are Morning session and Afternoon session. The Morning session starts at 6:45 for grades 6 to 10. The dismissal time for these grades varies by 15 with the exception of grade 6 which the dismissal time is 11:45, the normal dismissal time starts at 12:00 for 7th grade students, 15 minutes after that is the 8th grade, 15 minutes after 8th grade is the 9th and so on.
Principal: Naazleen Wafir
Deputy principal: Fathimath Hilmy
Deputy principal: Suwaibath Saeed
See also
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List of schools in the Maldives
This is a list of primary and secondary schools in the South Asian island country of the Maldives. Tertiary schools are included in the separate list of universities and colleges in the Maldives.
Malé City
Upper North Province
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References
Educational institutions established in 1944
Schools in the Maldives
1944 establishments in the Maldives
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