Ministry of Education has stated the 10 new schools to be developed in Male' region will have the capacity to admit 1,000 students. The new schools, that allow a maximum of 25 students in a class, are built as part of the attempts of the administration to promote single session schools across the country.
Minister of State for Education Ahmed Riyaz revealed the administration is now formulating the proposals for the development of the new schools. He further said the project is estimated to cost over 155 million US dollars.
The ministry said 50 of the 200 government schools are already single session schools, while the government is working to change 63 schools to run single sessions. The ministry requires USD 110 million to make 51 schools offer single sessions while it needs USD 283.8 million to develop facilities to offer holistic and a wholesome education to students. The project implemented in multi-phases is to be completed by the end of 2023.
The ministry also intends to transform 5 schools to offer single sessions in 2020, resulting in 26% of all students studying in single session. In the year 2021, the ministry requires USD 188 million to arrange facilities for schools across the country and develop 5 new schools in the capital city which will enable 23% of students to attend single session schools. The year 2022 will see the transformation of 73 schools to single session and development of additional 5 schools in Male' City requiring USD 162,365. Further, the end of the year 2022 shall see 71% of all students studying in single session schools.
The ministry further said it plans to develop new schools to be more conducive to learning by integrating the amendments to the national curriculum. The new building of Dharumavantha School and the school to be developed in the second phase of Hulhumale' will both accommodate the changes in the new curriculum. The new Dharumavantha School will be developed in the vacant land plot in front of Villa College, in the south of the capital.