Hithadhoo school to become Maldives’ first Arabic medium school
08 Jan 2015, 3:47 PM
Minivan News
Nooraanee School in Hithadhoo will become the first in the Maldives to teach classes exclusively in Arabic from next week.
The Ministry of Education has confirmed that the school in Seenu Atoll will hold all grade one classes in Arabic, other than English, Dhivehi, and Islam.
Minister of State for Education Abdulla Nazeer told local media that all the teachers had been trained, and facilities prepared to begin teaching 32 grade one students in Arabic from Sunday (January 11).
The ministry had previously announced that two schools had been designated to conduct classes in the Arabic medium, with Nazeer telling Sun Online that a second school in Haa Dhaalu Kulhudufushi was to follow in 2017.
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