Afder International Boarding School
Location & School Profile
A source-based overview of the school’s location, learning programme, and documented profile.
School location
Hargele, Afder Zone
Afder International Boarding School is located in Hargele, Afder Zone, Somali Regional State, Ethiopia.
The school is located 782 km from Addis Ababa and 765 km from Jigjiga.
- Official school name
- Afder International Boarding School
- Region
- Somali Regional State, Ethiopia
- Zone
- Afder Zone
- Town
- Hargele
- Distance from Addis Ababa
- 782 km
- Distance from Jigjiga
- 765 km
School profile
Documented school information
The school provides an integrated learning environment combining formal and Islamic education with accommodation, nutrition, personal care, and student welfare support.
- Opening
- Inaugurated and began operations in October 2024 under the management of Shadow of Charity (SOC).
- Students
- 351 students: 104 girls and 247 boys; 256 orphaned children and 95 students from the host community.
- Staff and classrooms
- 39 staff, including teachers and other staff, and 14 classrooms.
- Levels of education
- Kindergarten to Grade 4, alongside Quran memorization (Tahfeed) and Islamic studies (Tarbiyah).
- Languages of instruction
- Somali, English, Arabic, and Amharic.
Contact details
Verified contact details are not available
No verified public phone number, email address, or contact form was provided in the available school information. To avoid publishing unverified contact routes, this page does not include any.