Registered residents of Male’ to be prioritized in school allocation

A circular by the State Education Minister Fathimath Naseer sent to schools has revealed that permanent residents of registered residents of Male’ city will be prioritized in allocating slots in schools starting from next year.

The circular stated that slots will be awarded based location of applicants who are registered in Male and whether they are located in close proximity with the school applied to. The next priority will be on the siblings of students living in the area. The children of teachers working in the school, as well as children placed under the custody of the teachers working at schools, will be prioritized next.

The remaining slots will be awarded based on the location of the addresses of applicants and will follow the regulations published by the Ministry. Children who complete the foundation studies of government-run schools will be automatically awarded slots in the same schools for their primary studies.