Education Minister Urges Re-evaluation of Top 10 Selection Process

In a recent announcement, Education Minister Dr. Ismail Shafeeu expressed his stance on discontinuing the national top 10 selection based on the results of O'level and A'level exams. Dr. Shafeeu highlighted that the initiation of the top 10 selection process during the tenure of former President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom aimed to emphasize the significance of education when there was a shortage of schools in islands, and girls were not attending schools at the time.

The landscape of education has since evolved, with schools now established on every island in the country, and Cambridge examinations being conducted regardless of the population, noted the Minister. Despite the initial purpose of fostering awareness about education, Dr. Shafeeu asserted that it is essential to reassess the relevance of the top 10 selection process in the present context.