Huravee School ހުރަވީ ސްކޫލް | |
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Ranuraa Magu , | |
Coordinates | 4°13′11″N 73°32′23″E / 4.2196569°N 73.5397195°E |
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School type | Government Public |
Motto | Building Bright Futures |
Religious affiliation(s) | Islam |
Established | 13 January 2019 |
Principal | Mohamed Haleem |
Grades | Grade 1 to Grade 10 |
Language | English and Dhivehi |
Classrooms | 53 (2 classrooms specialized for students with special needs) |
Color(s) | Green |
Song | Huravee School Song |
Website | huravee.edu.mv |
Huravee School (Dhivehi: ހުރަވީ ސްކޫލް) is the biggest school in the Maldives.[1] It was inaugurated by the former president of maldives, Ibrahim Mohamed Solih on 13 January 2019.[2][3] It's located in Neighborhood 1 of Hulhumalé.[1][2]The school participates in various inter-school competitions and normal competitions.[4][5] It teaches from LKG to Grade 10[2]and Cambridge O'Level programs.[6]
Huravee School is named after Sultan al-Ghazi al-Hassan Izzuddin al-Huravee (Dhonbandaarain), the king who liberated Maldives, from Malabari conquest in the 18th century.[2][7] The construction of the school was contracted to Amin Construction for Rf. 132,000,000.[1][7] It started with 600 students and as of 2021 the school has more than 1000 students.[2]
The school building is a seven-story building with three blocks and two lifts. It has open spaces in all floors providing teachers a recess area and universal access ramps allowing wheelchair access for disabled students and pathway for emergency exits.[3][2][1]