Aminiyya School

Aminiya School is a primary, secondary school in Malé, the capital of the Maldives. It is the first girls' secondary school in the country and remained the only all-girls school until 14 June 2011

Aminiya School
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Former nameAl-Madharasathul Saniyya
School typeSecondary & Primary
MottoServe One Another
Religious affiliation(s)Islam
Established1928
FounderMohamed Amin Didi
StatusActive
PrincipalNaazleen Wafir
Teaching staff172
Employees231
Key people17
Grades1-10 grades
Primary years taught1st through 5th grade
Secondary years taught6th through 10th grade
GenderMale and Female
Age range6-17
Average class size26 students
Student to teacher ratio1:27
LanguageDhivehi and English
Schedule typeMorning session (Gr 6,7,8,9 and 10) and Afternoon session (1,2,3,4 and 5)
Hours in school day6 hours
HousesAminarani house , Dhainkanba house , Raadhafathi house and Rehendhi house
Colour(s)Green & White
SloganServe one another
SongAminiya School Song
Annual tuitionFree for local residents
Websitehttps://aminiya.edu.mv/

It was established in 1944 to accommodate Female students from Majeediyya School (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[1]

Deputy principal: Fathimath Hilmy

Deputy principal: Suwaibath Saeed

See also

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