Right to Sexual and Reproductive Health Education 2016 example, Lale’ International School based in Hulhumale’, established by the Maldivian Government in collaboration with Turkish partners, teach a different syllabus using a completely different set of text books. ‘Reproduction’ as a topic was introduced to the students in Grade Three under the subject I‐Science. Under the same subject, students in Grade Five were taught about reproduction in plants and animals. Students were also taught about health and wellbeing, personal hygiene, and personal safety under the subject Health Education. Moreover, middle school students were given information on contraception under the Chapter Population Models. Similarly, the middle school grades in Billabong High International School, based in the capital Male’, were also taught about RH. Students of Grade Six were taught Growth and Reproduction as a topic included in their text book, Cambridge Checkpoint Science 1 (Biology Section). In Grade Seven students were taught about reproduction in more detail, and were given information about the changes that occur in the body from birth to adulthood. Information on sex organs were taught with diagrams and ovulation and the fertility cycle was taught in more detail and these were also included in the teacher’s resources, ensuring uniformity in the information given to all students. 3.2 Secondary school education Islamic Studies for Grade Eight covered fornication, adultery and gave more details on the purification and cleansing process. Even though students were taught about marriage in Grade Nine, the topic does not have much information about SRH. It was identified from the FGDs that it was a common practice among school students to inquire about issues related to SRH from their Islamic Studies teachers. 26 STATUS OF REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH EDUCATION IN MALDIVES