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Provisional Statistics 2009 PROVISIONAL STATISTICS 2009 TABLE OF CONTENTS Pages Pages STATISTICS SUMMARY SECTION 2: ENROLMENTS BY SCHOOL Male' 11 NO. OF SCHOOLS IN ATOLLS AND ENROLMENT BY LEVEL 1 Haa Alifu Atoll 12 SECTION 1: STUDENT AT ISLAND LEVEL Haa Dhaalu Atoll 13 National, Male' & Haa Alifu Atoll 2 Shaviyani Atoll 14 Haa Dhaalu Atoll & Shaviyani Atoll 3 Noonu Atoll 15 Noonu Atoll & Raa Atoll 4 Raa Atoll 16 Baa Atoll & Lhaviyani Atoll 5 Baa Atoll 17 Kaafu Atoll & Alifu Alifu Atoll 6 Lhaviyani Atoll & Kaafu Atoll 18 Alifu Dhaalu Atoll, Vaavu Atoll & Meemu Atoll 7 Alifu Alifu Atoll & Alifu Dhaalu Atoll 19 Faafu Atoll, Dhaalu Atoll & Thaa Atoll 8 Vaavu Atoll & Meemu Atoll 20 Laamu Atoll & Gaafu Alifu Atoll 9 Faafu Atoll & Dhaalu Atoll 21 Gaafu Dhaalu Atoll, Gnaviyani Atoll & Seenu Atoll 10 Thaa Atoll 22 Laamu Atoll 23 SECTION 3: STUDENT ENROLMENT BY PROVINCE LEVEL Gaafu Alifu Atoll 24 Student Enrolment by province level 28 Gaafu Dhaalu Atoll 25 Gnaviyani Atoll 26 Seenu Atoll 27 Source : Provisional Data 2009 as of 31 st July 2009 Maldives Schools Information at a Glance 2009 School Information Total No. of formal Schools: 229 No. of special institutions: 1 No. of Primary Schools, grade (1-7) : 40 No. of Primary/Secondary Schools, grade (1-10) : 140 No. of Primary/Secondary/Higher Secondary Schools, grade (1-12) : 34 No. of Secondary Schools, grade (8-10) : 11 No. of Secondary/Higher Secondary Schools, grade (8-12) : 3 No. of Higher Secondary Schools, grade (11-12) : 1 Total no. of Private Schools (including ward schools) : 10 Total no. of Govt School: 219 as at July 2009 Private/War School Information d Govt Atoll Male’ Total No. of Schools offering Primary 6 208 200 14 214 No. of Schools offering Secondary 9 179 173 15 188 No. of Schools offering Higher Secondary 13734438 as at July 2009 ATOLL MALE’ Private/ TOTAL Student Enrolment Govt Private Total Govt Ward Total Primary 33041 40 33081 10727 549 11276 44357 Secondary 18695 - 18695 4607 2895 7502 26197 Higher Secondary 1380 - 1380 1773 91 1864 3244 TOTAL 53116 23 53156 16907 3535 20442 7 as at July 2009 Maldives Schools Information at a Glance 2009 Teachers Trained Untrained Local Expat Local Expat MFMF MFMF Teachers Trained Total Untraine d Total ( Total Trained & untraine d) Pre-Primary 5 244 249 18 475 2 495 744 Primary 515 1,557 183 157 2,412 288 826 10 15 1,139 3,551 Lower Secondary 396 550 1,331 575 2,852 24 19 72 37 152 3,004 Higher Secondary 27 29 118 58 232 12 3 235 Subtotals by Sex 943 2380 1,632 790 5,745 330 1,321 84 54 1,789 7,534 as at March2008 Trained Untrained Teachers Local ExpatTrained Total Local Total & (Trained untrained) Republic 3358 2734 6092 764 6856 Atolls 2458 2,225 4,683 705 5,388 Male’ 900 509 1,409 59 1,468 as at July2009 Education System at School Level Lower Higher Pre-primary Primary Secondary Secondary Cambridge O’Level/IGCSE & SSC Instructions Exam in English at all levels Edexcel A’Level & HSC Exam NO. OF SCHOOLS IN ATOLLS AND ENROLMENT BY LEVEL (JULY 2009) Atoll No. of Pre- of No. prrimary Schools No.of Government Schools No.of Community Schools Private No.of Schools Pre-primary Primary Lower Secondary Higher Secondary Total Haa Alifu 9 14 669 2412 1494 76 4651 Haa Dhaalu 13 16 907 3021 1772 93 5793 Shaviyani 8 14 803 2242 1240 61 4346 Noonu 11 13 660 1874 1229 104 3867 Raa 10 16 1102 2870 1731 83 5786 Baa 7 12 580 1584 914 123 3201 Lhaviyani 5 5 510 1260 832 122 2724 Kaafu 7 10 599 1560 862 27 3048 Alifu Alifu 5 8 364 883 430 17 1694 Alifu Dhaalu 6 10 462 1189 616 2267 Vaavu 3 3 93 187 128 408 Meemu 5 8 248 708 399 20 1375 Faafu 4 5 235 812 480 89 1616 Dhaalu 5 7 319 892 451 63 1725 Thaa 5 13 435 1406 850 32 2723 Laamu 9 16 812 2259 1235 72 4378 Gaafu Alifu 7 10 535 1718 733 59 3045 Gaafu Dhaalu 14 10 731 1957 1138 44 3870 Gnavinyani 5 4 1 537 1376 622 81 2616 Seenu 8 12 2229 2871 1539 214 6853 Atoll Total 146 206 0 1 12830 33081 18695 1380 65986 Male' 3 13 4 5 4624 11276 7502 1864 25266 Total 149 219 4 6 17454 44357 26197 3244 91252 1 SECTION 1 STUDENT ENROLMENT BY ATOLLS, ISLANDS AND LEVEL (JULY 2009) Pre- Primary Lower Secondary Higher Secondary SUBTOTAL Percentage Primary TOTAL National Both Sex Male Female Both Sex Male Female Both Sex Male Female Both Sex Male Female Male Female 14996 22718 21639 44357 12972 13225 26197 1462 1782 3244 37152 36646 50.3 49.7 73798 Pre- Primary Lower Secondary Higher Secondary SUBTOTAL Percentage Primary TOTAL Male' Both Sex Male Female Both Sex Male Female Both Sex Male Female Both Sex Male Female Male Female 4624 5675 5601 11276 3643 3859 7502 803 1061 1864 10121 10521 49.0 51.0 20642 Pre- Haa Alifu Primary Lower Secondary Higher Secondary SUBTOTAL Percentage Primary TOTAL Island Both Sex Male Female Both Sex Male Female Both Sex Male Female Both Sex Male Female Male Female Baarah 74 135 128 263 77 56 133 212 184 53.5 46.5 396 Dhidhdhoo 142 186 181 367 113 125 238 6 2 8 305 308 49.8 50.2 613 Filladhoo 32 57 47 104 25 45 70 82 92 47.1 52.9 174 Hoarafushi 86 172 152 324 104 128 232 13 10 23 289 290 49.9 50.1 579 Ihavandhoo 81 251 223 474 128 156 284 27 18 45 406 397 50.6 49.4 803 Kelaa 64 125 106 231 67 62 129 192 168 53.3 46.7 360 Maarandhoo 39 53 63 116 26 26 52 79 89 47.0 53.0 168 Molhadhoo 13 23 16 39 13 12 25 36 28 56.3 43.8 64 Muraidhoo 13 37 28 65 35 31 66 72 59 55.0 45.0 131 Thakandhoo 26 28 38 66 14 11 25 42 49 46.2 53.8 91 Thuraakunu 16 32 41 73 29 26 55 61 67 47.7 52.3 128 Uligamu 18 30 26 56 19 36 55 49 62 44.1 55.9 111 Utheem 26 42 57 99 41 38 79 83 95 46.6 53.4 178 Vashafaru 39 66 69 135 24 27 51 90 96 48.4 51.6 186 Haa Alifu Total 669 1237 1175 2412 715 779 1494 46 30 76 1998 1984 50.2 49.8 3982 2 STUDENT ENROLMENT BY ATOLLS, ISLANDS AND LEVEL (JULY 2009) Pre- Primary Lower Secondary Higher Secondary SUBTOTAL Percentage Haa Dhaalu Primary TOTAL Island Both Sex Male Female Both Sex Male Female Both Sex Male Female Both Sex Male Female Male Female Finey 29 29 30 59 22 27 49 51 57 47.2 52.8 108 Hanimadhoo 61 123 112 235 65 79 144 188 191 49.6 50.4 379 Hirimaradhoo 40 26 66 16 20 36 56 46 54.9 45.1 102 Kulhudufushi 329 617 608 1225 361 373 734 45 48 93 1023 1029 49.9 50.1 2052 Kumundhoo 57 121 80 201 48 68 116 169 148 53.3 46.7 317 Kurin'Bee 54 64 37 101 22 25 47 86 62 58.1 41.9 148 Maavaidhoo 129817 9 8 52.9 47.1 17 Makunudhoo 82 94 95 189 52 50 102 146 145 50.2 49.8 291 Naivaadhoo 34 44 40 84 20 26 46 64 66 49.2 50.8 130 Nellaidhoo 44 57 73 130 38 46 84 95 119 44.4 55.6 214 Neykurendhoo 53 85 59 144 58 54 112 143 113 55.9 44.1 256 Nolhivaram 82 190 157 347 101 98 199 291 255 53.3 46.7 546 Nolhivaranfaru 20 23 24 47 12 6 18 35 30 53.8 46.2 65 Vaikaradhoo 50 89 87 176 39 46 85 128 133 49.0 51.0 261 Haa Dhaalu Total 907 1585 1436 3021 854 918 1772 45 48 93 2484 2402 50.8 49.2 4886 Pre- Primary Lower Secondary Higher Secondary SUBTOTAL Percentage Shaviyani Primary TOTAL Island Both Sex Male Female Both Sex Male Female Both Sex Male Female Both Sex Male Female Male Female Bilehfahi 34 48 34 82 26 18 44 74 52 58.7 41.3 126 Feevah 42 80 61 141 50 42 92 11 8 19 141 111 56.0 44.0 252 Feydhoo 57 62 74 136 34 37 71 96 111 46.4 53.6 207 Foakaidhoo 83 139 120 259 80 70 150 219 190 53.5 46.5 409 Funadhoo 144 178 139 317 61 69 130 239 208 53.5 46.5 447 Goidhoo 40 35 40 75 18 24 42 53 64 45.3 54.7 117 Kan'Ditheem 76 99 96 195 50 68 118 13 4 17 162 168 49.1 50.9 330 Komandoo 92 91 91 182 85 113 198 7 18 25 183 222 45.2 54.8 405 Lhaimagu 36 61 41 102 21 31 52 82 72 53.2 46.8 154 Maaun'Goodhoo 50 70 82 152 39 37 76 109 119 47.8 52.2 228 Maroshi 14 46 49 95 28 28 56 74 77 49.0 51.0 151 Milandhoo 82 152 200 352 62 58 120 214 258 45.3 54.7 472 Narudhoo 20 42 33 75 31 29 60 73 62 54.1 45.9 135 Noomara 33 43 36 79 19 12 31 62 48 56.4 43.6 110 Shaviyani Total 803 1146 1096 2242 604 636 1240 31 30 61 1781 1762 50.3 49.7 3543 3 STUDENT ENROLMENT BY ATOLLS, ISLANDS AND LEVEL (JULY 2009) Pre- Primary Lower Secondary Higher Secondary SUBTOTAL Percentage Noonu Primary TOTAL Island Both Sex Male Female Both Sex Male Female Both Sex Male Female Both Sex Male Female Male Female Fodhdhoo 13 14 20 34 14 20 41.2 58.8 34 Hen'Badhoo 41 50 48 98 24 20 44 74 68 52.1 47.9 142 Holhudhoo 90 103 100 203 103 104 207 38 22 60 244 226 51.9 48.1 470 Ken'Dhikulhudhoo 61 114 101 215 80 93 173 11 18 29 205 212 49.2 50.8 417 Kudafaree 27 34 37 71 36 21 57 70 58 54.7 45.3 128 Landhoo 51 76 63 139 37 56 93 113 119 48.7 51.3 232 Lhohi 53 62 67 129 68 92 160 130 159 45.0 55.0 289 Maafaru 50 89 95 184 54 58 112 143 153 48.3 51.7 296 Maalhendhoo 46 48 57 105 28 31 59 76 88 46.3 53.7 164 Magoodhoo 29 19 19 38 19 19 50.0 50.0 38 Manadhoo 73 117 116 233 40 54 94 157 170 48.0 52.0 327 Miladhoo 53 86 91 177 38 48 86 124 139 47.1 52.9 263 Velidhoo 73 134 114 248 57 87 144 3 12 15 194 213 47.7 52.3 407 Noonu Total 660 946 928 1874 565 664 1229 52 52 104 1563 1644 48.7 51.3 3207 Pre- Primary Lower Secondary Higher Secondary SUBTOTAL Percentage Raa Primary TOTAL Island Both Sex Male Female Both Sex Male Female Both Sex Male Female Both Sex Male Female Male Female Alifushi 94 156 145 301 83 105 188 239 250 48.9 51.1 489 An'Golhitheem 23 32 35 67 12 18 30 44 53 45.4 54.6 97 Dhuvaafaru 360 326 357 683 171 158 329 497 515 49.1 50.9 1012 Fainu 15 26 33 59 13 21 34 39 54 41.9 58.1 93 Hulhudhuhfaaru 65 89 112 201 78 87 165 17 24 41 184 223 45.2 54.8 407 In'Guraidhoo 78 94 103 197 63 69 132 157 172 47.7 52.3 329 Innamaadhoo 30 55 57 112 30 30 60 85 87 49.4 50.6 172 Kinolhas 26 35 39 74 16 18 34 51 57 47.2 52.8 108 Maakurath 58 100 79 179 63 65 128 163 144 53.1 46.9 307 Maduvvaree 92 142 164 306 105 97 202 247 261 48.6 51.4 508 Meedhoo 110 130 104 234 99 75 174 17 25 42 246 204
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