Mariyam Nira Khaleel has won the award for the best allrounder in higher secondary education at the Dh. Atoll Madrasa for the academic year 2022-2023, while Aminath Almas Naseem took the top prize in secondary education.
The Dh. Atoll Madrasa, located in Kudahuvadhoo, held its 2022-2023 Prize Day on Friday night.
Almas, who took the school’s top prize in secondary education, said that the road to winning the prize was full of challenges.
Almas said she embarked on the journey fully aware of those challenges. She said that any student can win the coveted prize, if they work hard and face the challenges with courage. She also shared some tips for students aspiring to become a best allrounder.
This includes:
“Knock on any and all doors to gain knowledge. Seek knowledge from wherever you can. Work to reach the heights of education. The path ahead is clear when you take learning beyond the lessons taught in school as a personal responsibility, and learn to self-educate,” she said.
List of students who won subject prize in Grade 9 and 10:
General Proficiency Award, Honor Listed Award, Class Prize:
Students also received additional awards for their performance.
Ahmed Siyam Mohamed, the president of Maldives Development Alliance (MDA) and parliamentary representative for the Meedhoo constituency, served as chief guest at the event.
Addressing the students, Siyam said that book smarts alone isn’t enough to become productive citizens. He said that they also need to learn skills and good discipline.
“We all want to reach a happy destination in our lives. To accomplish this, we need to become skilled individuals. This can only be done if teachers and parents are also self-aware,” he said.
Siyam said that despite spending billions of Rufiyaa on education, the country has not managed to channel it into an increase in productivity.
“So, we need to utilize our education. If you are given a job, you need to have the proper work ethic,” he said, expressing concern over a lack of work ethic among the country’s youth.
Siyam said that his own company, the Sun Siyam Group, employees some 10,000 people of different nationalities.
He said that it is clear that Maldivian employees possess talent and intellect.
He urged parents to foster a good work ethic and develop the skills of their children from a young age.
Siyam also urged the school’s students to respect and show obedience to their parents and teachers.
“Learning is just 50 percent of your education. The other 50 percent is your discipline,” he said.