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MH School of Excellence

An English-medium international school on our Malwana premises, run in partnership with Muslim Hands Sri Lanka.

About the School

From Yathama School to a school of excellence

Yathama School began its journey in 1994 at our Malwana branch as a Tamil-medium institution, delivering the national curriculum from Grade 1 through to the G.C.E. Ordinary Level examinations.

Building on that foundation, 2025 marked a transformative milestone. In strategic partnership with Muslim Hands Sri Lanka, we launched an English-medium international school on our own premises, which is now operating with remarkable success.

Today the school welcomes students from across Sri Lanka, offering a dynamic global learning environment with English as the primary language of instruction.

The partnership was established with a clear mandate: to empower both the orphaned children in our care and students from the wider community, by providing world-class English-medium education.

Founded: 1994, as Yathama School
Partner: Muslim Hands Sri Lanka
Medium: English and Tamil
Curriculum: National, Grade 1 to O/L

Students & Statistics

The school in numbers

Two schools on one campus: the Tamil-medium school founded in 1994, and the English-medium international school launched with Muslim Hands in 2025.

1994

Yathama School founded

2025

English-medium school launched

Grades, from Year 1 to O/L

Places on the Malwana campus

Affiliations

Our partnership and affiliations

Muslim Hands Sri Lanka

Strategic partner behind the English-medium international school.

Department of Probation & Child Care Services

Registers and oversees the care of the children at MMO.

Department of Muslim Religious & Cultural Affairs

Recognises MMO and its educational work.

Location

On the Malwana campus

The school stands on the Malwana campus, opened in 1994 as the larger of MMO’s two homes, with room for up to a thousand more children.

Malwana campus · Yathama School, Malwana, Sri Lanka

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Life at the school

Our Alumni

What became of them

More than three thousand children have gone through these schools since 1962, and left as teachers, engineers, tradesmen and scholars.

Meet our alumni

From Yathama School to a school of excellence

Yathama School began its journey in 1994 at our Malwana branch as a Tamil-medium institution, delivering the national curriculum from Grade 1 through to the G.C.E. Ordinary Level examinations.

Today the school welcomes students from across Sri Lanka, offering a dynamic global learning environment with English as the primary language of instruction.

The partnership was established with a clear mandate: to empower both the orphaned children in our care and students from the wider community, by providing world-class English-medium education.