Vice President of Maldives Faisal Naseem has inaugurated the Kaamil Didi Primary School, the first school to be opened in Hulhumalé Phase 2.
Kaamil Didi Primary School honours the first Minister of Education Ahmed Kamil Didi. The school will offer classes from Lower Kindergarten (LKG) to grade 6, and the classes are to be conducted in two sessions. The school has a capacity of 824 students and 47 teachers. The school will have a total of 65 employees, including eight administrative staff and 10 workers.
At the opening ceremony, Minister of Education Dr. Aishath Ali said that the school will bring great convenience to the people living in Hulhumale' Phase 2. She said that the adjacent preschool to Kaamil Didi Primary School will also be opened this year. Further, she added Salahuddin School in Hulhumale' Phase 2 will also be opened for the second term of the academic year and will offer classes from Lower Kindergarten (LKG) to grade 10.
Kaamil Didi Primary School was developed on the vacant land in front of Hiyaa towers 3 and 4. The school will provide easy access to education for families who have moved to the Hiyaa flats.
The project to construct Kaamil Didi Primary School was awarded to SJ Construction Private Limited and the project was launched on April 1 this year. The school has a total of 24 classrooms.