The school, which had been administered in Hoarafushi under variety of names, was named Haa Alif Atholhu Madharusaa on 24 July 1979 by the Ministry of Education. At that time the school was run in a building which belonged to the citizens of Hoarafushi.

Teaching was carried out “special classes were conducted” without any trained teachers or any syllabus until 22 February 1981. When two trained teachers joined the school. As a result, the foundation of primary education was laid and grade one was formed on 22 February 1981. By the end of the year, there were about 190 students, 2 trained teachers and 2 untrained teachers in the school.

On 6 March 1984, the school was shifted to a new building, which was built with the assistance of the Japanese Government. The opening of the new building made it possible to solve the problems caused by the lack of space and rooms. In the same year, an assistant headmaster was appointed to administer the school. After 3 years, in 1987, a headmaster was appointed to run the school. In 1989, the first expatriate teacher joined the school.

By 1994, there were 660 students and 31 teachers in the school. In 1994, preliminary grade 8 was introduced in the school to prepare the students for the entrance test of grade eight. In 1996, grade 8 was formed, and the school acquired the full range from grade 1 to 10.

For the first time, In 1999, 11 students from this school sat the GCE Ordinary level examinations. Since the school was not a centre for GCE ordinary level examinations, the students had to go to the nearest centre, Haa Alif Atholhu Thauleemee Markaz, which is in Dhidhdhoo. Out of these 11 students, 2 students were qualified for the GCE Advanced level in Science Education Center in Male’. In 2000, the school was recognized as a GCE Ordinary level Examination Centre. In 2000, 3 students, and in 2001, 5 students became eligible to study at the Centre for Higher Secondary Education. It is remarkable that in 2001, a student from this school was included amongst the “top 10 results at the GCE Ordinary Level exam” of the Maldives. In 2001, two streams of subjects, Commerce and Science were introduced in the school.

Mr. late Adam Saleem, Mr. Mohamed Mukhthar, Mr. Mohamed Naseer, Mr. Fuwad Gasim, Mr. Ahmed Faisal, Nahida Ali, Mohamed Rasheed, Mohamed Shafeeu and Mr. Abdulla saeed were in-charges of the school over past 25 years. Their effort to promote and develop the school in every aspect needs high appreciation.

At present we have a total of 957 students, and 73 members of staff including 59 teachers. Apart from teaching, several extra and co-curricular activities are also conducted in the school. These include Scout, Girl Guide, Dhivehi & English literary activities, environmental, health and religious clubs and Quran recitation classes. The sports activities include football, volleyball, netball, badminton, TT and athletics.

Parents of students, Parent Teacher Association (PTA) and Past Pupils’ Association (PPA) help the school to organize and administer the various activities. A disciplinary committee has been set up to deal with disciplinary problems and take measures to avoid misbehavior among the students.

According to our motto “DISCIPLINE - DETERMINE”- the school satiate it in all activities. We determined to get better result in grade eight Entrance exams and IGCSE, CIE ordinary level examinations. We are on an eternal mission to implement the school motto in letter and spirit in terms of the quality of education and results at the international examinations.