Ghaazee School

Ghaazee School ޣާޒީ ސްކޫލް
Location
Information
School type	Primary, and Secondary
Motto	Progress with Purpose
Religious affiliation(s)	Islam
Founded	25 October 2007
Status	Active
Principal	Basheera Mohamed
Deputy Principals	Moosa Adam and Aminath Riyaza
Gender	Male and Female
Website	ghaazee.edu.mv
Last updated: 25 December 2024

Ghaazee School is a government school, located in Hulhumale', Maldives. It is a unisex school that teaches students to the primary as well as secondary level of education. English medium is followed in teaching with the exception of Dhivehi, Islam, Quran and Arabic.[1]

History

The school is named after As-Sulṭaan al-Ghaazee Muhammad Thakurufaanu al A'uẓam.[2] It was built by the Government of Singapore and the Singapore Red Cross Society as part of the assistant package following the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami.[2] The School was officially opened on 25 October 2007 by Maldivian president Maumoon Abdul Gayoom and Singaporean president S. R. Nathan.[2] The previous principal of the school was Mariyam Mohamed, currently, the principal is Basheera Mohamed and the Deputy Principals are Moosa Adam and Aminath Riyaza.[3][4] The School teaches from LKG to Grade 10.[5] The school currently has over 1000 students.[6]

In 2018, teachers of Ghaazee School were threatened by the management of the school for coming out to support Ibrahim Mohamed Solih during the 2018 Maldivian presidential election.[7]

In 2020, the school was used as a shelter during the COVID-19 lockdowns by the Education Ministry.[8]

In September 2022, a teacher was beaten up for acting inappropriately and showing explicit videos to a student was arrested pending an outcome of the trial.[9] Later in December, staff were protesting against a former administrator after the Education Ministry moved them to a different section of the school after they are facing numerous allegations of corruption, fraud, theft, etc.[10]

Departments

Department[11]	Head of Department
Exploring Science & Physical Science	Jeneena Ali
Islam Department	Ali Abdhulla
Dhivehi Department	Aishath Azra
Mathematics Department	Ibrahim Hafik
Business Department	Aminath Shifaza
Life Science	Shehenaz Latheef
English Department	Biju Joseph

References

1. "About". Ghaazee School. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
2. "Ghaazee School". Ministry of Education (Maldives). Retrieved 25 December 2024.
3. "Ghaazee School - Principal's Message". Ghaazee School. Archived from the original on 1 October 2023. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
4. "Senior Management". Ghaazee School. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
5. "އަހަރީ ރިޕޯޓު 2021" [Year Report 2021] (PDF). Ministry of Education (Maldives) (in Divehi). 2021. p. 334. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
6. "Ghaazee School - Student Population".
7. Zalif, Zunana (16 September 2018). "Teachers of government-run school threatened for expressing support for Solih". Raajje TV. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
8. Shaany, Aishath (22 April 2020). "Some schools in capital to be used as temporary shelters amid Covid-19 crisis". Raajje TV. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
9. "School teacher remanded in custody pending outcome of trial". Avas. 1 September 2022. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
10. "Ghaazee School staff stage protest against former administrator". Avas. 14 December 2022. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
11. "Department Heads". Ghaazee School. Retrieved 27 July 2024.

External links

Ghaazee School Website

Ghaazee School Edupage

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