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Maldives Schools are categorized into three types and they are namely English language primary and secondary schools, Quaranic Schools and Dhivehi language primary schools.
The primary Maldives education comprises of class one to five and the age of the enrolling children usually varies from six to ten years. Secondary education is further divided from class six to ten and higher education constitutes class eleven and twelve. A survey of Maldives Schools in 1992 showed that the total number of pupils in Maldives was 73,642 and the number of government and private schools were 32,475 and 41,167 respectively.
Initially the traditional education was imparted by the religious leaders in Maldives. Such schools were known as "edhuruge" and they basically followed the patterns of Quaranic schools. The Primary schools in Maldives are also known as "madhrasaa".
With the collaboration of International organizations the science education center was established in 1979 along with the opening of Arabic education center in 1979 in Maldives. The later half of 1993 witnessed the opening of Maldives Institute of Technical Education. The Maldives schools have recently seen positive developments and promises a better future ahead.
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