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 އަމީނިއްޔާ ސުކޫލް | |
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| Address | |
Chandhanee magu , | |
| Information | |
| Former name | Al-Madharasathul Saniyya |
| School type | Secondary & Primary |
| Motto | Serve One Another |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Islam |
| Established | 1928 |
| Founder | Mohamed Amin Didi |
| Status | Active |
| Principal | Naazleen Wafir |
| Teaching staff | 172 |
| Employees | 231 |
| Key people | 17 |
| Grades | 1-10 grades |
| Primary years taught | 1st through 5th grade |
| Secondary years taught | 6th through 10th grade |
| Gender | Male and Female |
| Age range | 6-17 |
| Average class size | 26 students |
| Student to teacher ratio | 1:27 |
| Language | Dhivehi and English |
| Schedule type | Morning session (Gr 6,7,8,9 and 10) and Afternoon session (1,2,3,4 and 5) |
| Hours in school day | 6 hours |
| Houses | Aminarani house , Dhainkanba house , Raadhafathi house and Rehendhi house |
| Colour(s) | Green & White |
| Slogan | Serve one another |
| Song | Aminiya School Song |
| Annual tuition | Free for local residents |
| Website | https://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