Madhrasathul Ahmadhiyya - Male, Maldives

With its humble beginning in the year 1982, in a plot of just 8000sq feet and initial student strength of mere 200, over the past couple of decades, Ahmadhiyya International School has maneuvered its way up, to be the most sought-after centre of excellence in the whole of Maldives. Rome was not built in a day and Ahmadhiyya was not built in a day either. The achievements of the school are a fruition of the school management’s years of perseverance and abiding faith in the principles of ‘wholesome’ education that enables the learners to be all-round citizens.
When President Maumoon Abdul Gayyoom met with some high ranking private entrepreneurs at Iskandhar School and decided to set up a school to meet the educational needs of children in Machchangolhi Ward, they may not have  

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imagined that their decision was going to, forever, transform the educational map of not just Machchangolhi Ward, but the entire country itself. The foundation stone for the school was laid down by his Excellency Maumoon Abdul Gayyoom on June 4, 1979, in an allotted land of 8000sq feet. Upon its completion, the President once again availed himself on 21st February 1982 to officially declare open, Madhrasathul Ahmadhiyya.
The stifling lack of resources at the initial stage, however, did not hamper academic activities in the school. When the school started functioning, there were just eight classrooms, an administrative office, the office of Machchangolhi Ward Committee, a water tank and three toilets. The school is forever indebted to Mr. D. Ahmed Didi for his financial assistance to construct the school building. Apart from students from Machchangolhi Ward, a few seats were reserved for students from other wards as well. With growing public demand, the school opened its door to each and every one and Madhrasathul Ahmadhiyya soon became an unparalleled destination for aspiring students from all over the country. The school that started with just 200 students was soon en route to become the country’s largest, in terms of student population.
For the first two years (1982-1983), Mr. D. Ahmed Didi and his wife Mrs. Saeeda Ibrahim provided everything including books, uniform and stationery needed for the 200 students studying in Ahmadhiyya. After those two years, they were exempted from paying the school fee until the studies were over.