Minister of Education Dr. Aishath Ali has urged students who achieved honourable awards to join the education sector. She made the remarks speaking at the Top Achievers' Award 2020-2021 ceremony.
Speaking at the awards ceremony for the top ten students of secondary and higher secondary examinations, Minister Dr. Aishath said one of the main purposes of holding the ceremony combined is to save the expenses incurred by students and parents in the islands to attend the ceremony. The minister urged the students who achieved the most honourable results in secondary and higher secondary examinations to join the education sector, adding the government is working to make the education sector as prestigious a job as it was forty years ago.
A total of 5,955 students sat the Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and secondary examinations, while another 2,641 students took the Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and higher secondary examinations.
Meanwhile, a total of 757 students in the secondary examinations were included in the national top 10 rankings, while 13 were in the world's top 10 for individual subject achievements. Six students won the High Achievement Award. In the higher secondary examinations, 348 students were placed in the national top 10, and 41 students won places in the world's top 10 for individual subject achievements.
Top Achievers' Award 2020-2021 ceremony was attended by President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih, First Lady Fazna Ahmed and Vice President Faisal Naseem.