Centre for Higher Secondary Education


Centre For Higher Secondary Education more commonly known as CHSE is a Government run Higher Secondary school in Malé, Maldives which caters only to "A" level students. CHSE was inaugurated under the name of Science Education Centre or SEC, with the aim of producing students qualified enough to enter universities abroad. It initially had 47 students and 4 teachers, and currently has over 1500 students and 90 teachers.

History

Establishment of SEC

SEC was established on 3 July 1979 by the President of Maldives, His Excellency Maumoon Abdul Gayoom. The school started with just 47 students, with only 30 of them sitting the final examinations. Initially, the school taught Advanced Level Physics, Chemistry, Biology and English only. Economics and History were introduced the following year. Today, a wide range of Advanced Level subjects are taught at the institution.
In 2001, the name Science Education Centre was changed to Centre for Higher Secondary Education.

School Houses

In 2004, four houses were introduced. They are:
Name of
House		Colour
Ranmuiy Gold
Yaagooth Red
Feeroz Green
Asrafee Purple

Prior to 2004 the student body was divided into the following houses:
Prior to 2017, students sat their final examinations in June. In 2017, the Ministry of Education announced their they had reached an agreement with Pearson Edexcel to conduct the examinations during October/November. The minister asserted that this was done to ensure students do not get a long break between finishing their Ordinary Levels and starting their Advanced Levels. However, critics allege this is simply a cost-cutting measure. Moreover, because of this change, some student cash-in one or two International Advanced Level subjects in the October session along with HSC subjects and complete their remaining Advanced Level subjects in the next examinations session in January. This involves significant risks to the students, primarily because most universities require students to achieve the target grades in one sitting and not across two different sittings.

Best All Round Students of CHSE

Presentation of the best all round student was done for the first time in 2001. This prize is awarded to a student of grade 12 only. Students who fail to attend term end exams are not be eligible for this award. Expatriate students are also not eligible for this prize. Since 2016, this prize is awarded to three students instead of one. The best all round students’ selection criterial is given below.
BatchStudent Name
2000Ahmed Thaumeen
2001Nishwan Abbas
2002Mimraah Mohamed
2003Nabeeh Ibrahim Zakariyya
2004Abdhulla Mutholib
2005Abdhulla Humaid
2006Noor'ul Huda
2011Mariyam Nasheetha Nasheed
2012Mohamed Imthinan Saudulla
2013Manaal Mohamed Madeeh
2014Eman Iqbal
2015Ahmed Zain Zareer
2016Ahmed Saaib
Mariyam Layya Riyaz
Aminath Izfa Amir

Student with the Highest Edexcel Average Mark

This prize was awarded to the student who obtained the highest average at the Edexcel Advanced Level examinations under the GCE Advanced Level syllabi. Following significant changes to the examination sessions and syllabi in 2016, this prize has not been officially awarded since 2016.
1Holds the Record for the Highest Average Mark under the Pre-2008 GCE Advanced Level Syllabus
2Holds the Record for the Highest Average Mark under the Post-2008 GCE Advanced Level Syllabus and overall.
3Holds the Record for the Highest Average Mark under the IAL Syllabus.

Top 10 in the World & Top in Maldives Awards (Edexcel)

Accounting

Biology

Chemistry

Physics

Mathematics

Note: Pre-2010 data not included because of the changes made to the Advanced Level syllabus and examination methodology.

Edexcel Grade Award

The Edexcel Grade Award is awarded to the students who score 3 or more A* Grades.

Batch 2012

Batch 2013

Batch 2014

Batch 2015

Batch 2016

Batch 2017 June

Batch 2017 Oct & Jan 2018

Note: These grades were achieved across two A2 sessions.