Aminiya School | |
Native Name: | އަމީނިއްޔާ ސުކޫލް |
Address: | Chandhanee Magu |
Status: | Active |
Principal: | Naazleen Wafir |
Principal Label1: | Deputy Principal |
Principal1: | Suwaibath Saeed |
Principal Label2: | Deputy Principal |
Principal2: | Fathimath Hilmy |
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 |
Upper Age: | 16 |
Ratio: | 1:27 |
Hours In Day: | 6 hours |
Houses: | Aminarani, Dhainkanba, Raadhafathi and Rehendhi |
Student Union Label: | Student Council/Prefects |
Former Name: | Al-Madharasathul Saniyya |
Schooltype: | Secondary & Primary |
Religious Affiliation: | Islam |
Slogan: | Serve one another |
Song: | Aminiya School Song |
Motto: | Serve One Another |
School Colours: | Green & White |
Founded: | 28 November 1944[1] |
Annual Tuition: | Free for local residents |
Homepage: | https://aminiya.edu.mv/ |
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.[2] [3]
It was founded in 1944 by Mohamed Amin Didi[4] 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. In 2018, the school's insignia was preserved as a historical monument.[5] The school later changed buildings and is now in the old CHSE building.[6]