Jalaluddin School, (, also spelled Jalaaluddin and formerly known as Northern Secondary School) is a school in

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. It teaches grades 1–12. Jalaluddin students have been among those receiving the President's Medal for achieving first place in the world top ten in A level examinations. The school had also produced athletes and had participated in activities. It also offers courses in vocational education.

History

It was named after Sheikh Abdullah Jalaluddin. It opened on 15 February 1998 with a hall and 10 class rooms, a library, school office and a supervisor room. Starting with fewer than 200 students, it is now one of the most recognized and established schools in the Maldives. In 2002, higher secondary education was introduced. By 2004, it offered

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. In 2019, primary grades were introduced. In July 2022, the

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hired a contractor to build more classrooms in Jalaluddin. In October 2022,

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provided computer systems, furniture, gym exercise balls, books and puzzles and other resources to the school's Special Education Unit. In 2023, on the occasion of Jalaluddin's

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, Jalaluddin's Leading teacher Mohammad Hussain wrote a book about historical information aout the school, former principals and staff members, school achievements, best all-rounder students, photographs of the school and more.

References

External links

Website
Schools in the Maldives Educational institutions established in 1998 {{coord, 6.626701, 73.070395, type:edu_globe:earth_region:MV, display=title 1998 establishments in the Maldives