105 students from Villa International High School (VIHS) have made the A Levels Top Ten rankings.
More than 400 VIHS students sat for the 2025 October/November Edexcel A Level examinations.
Principal of VIHS Ali Musthafa told Mihaaru News that 32 of their students who finished A Levels last year scored high enough to qualify for the High Achievers Scholarship. He also said that 98 percent of the students who took part in the exams received scores that made them eligible for signing up to universities.
Students in the National Top Ten
One student from VIHS placed 1st in the A Levels, namely Hussain Yameen. Upon placing 1st in the A Levels, he became eligible for the President's Scholarship.
Eight students from VIHS placed 2nd in the National Top Ten:
- Ahmed Ranaan Rameez
- Muhammad Ammar Faisal
- Ahmed Akmal Nizam
- Ahmed Nasooh Hassan Waleed
- Mariyam Aini Ibrahim
- Sahulaan Ali
- Ibrahim Baasil Mohamed
- Mohamed Aayan Ismail
Two students from VIHS placed 3rd in the Top Ten, with 9 students placing 4th.
3rd place holders:
- Fathimath Rayan Rafeeu
- Mariyam Alisha Hussain Shaheed
11 VIHS students placed 5th in the National Top Ten and 17 VIHS students placed 6th.
8 VIHS students placed 7th in the National Top Ten, 16 students placed 8th, 8 students placed 9th and 11 students placed 10th.
The Department of Public Examinations (DPE) opened up the opportunity for students to privately sit for the A Levels exam in May/June 2026. With the changes that were brought in 2020, most of the students who wanted to take the May/June tests privately had to travel to Sri Lanka.
The DPE made the decision on 2nd March 2026 to hold the examination in Maldives.
This decision was made due to heightened travel expenses to Sri Lanka, and with the petition that was submitted to the Ministry of Education by students outlining the fact that not every student could afford the trip and the worries students held due to them losing the opportunity to obtain the scholarship even though they make it into the A Level Top Ten list.
