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The Association of Muslim Schools (AMS) is a global network of Muslim faith-based educational institutes.

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The Association supports and develops full-time Muslim Schools. The Association facilitates:

among its member schools.

AMS is a nationally recognized organization within the independent schooling structure in the countries in which it exists. The organizations also serves on the regional and national educational structures as well as a voice within the media.

AMS (South Africa)

Association of Muslim Schools (SA)
Established1989
Website www.ams-sa.org.za

AMS-SA was formed in March 1989, at Al Falaah College, [1] known as Lockhat Islamia College at the time. The primary members of the association were: Habibiya Islamic College, Lockhat Islamia College, Roshnee Muslim School, As-Salaam, Lenasia Muslim School and Nur-ul-Islam School. The association was formally launched on 13 May 1989 during the first AMS conference at Lenasia Muslim School. AMS was mandated to facilitate the following:

AMS-SA has grown steadily over the years. The Annual General Meeting and Teachers' Conference has attracted many prominent personalities from the educational field over the years. The Association further has a Managers' Conference and a Principals' Forum that engage at a regular basis. Currently, the Association consists of 68 schools nationally. It is further recognized by and regularly engages with the national and provincial educational departments, South African Council for Teachers (SACE), Umalusi (National accreditation body for independent schools), Sector Education and Training Authority (SETA).

AMS (United Kingdom)

Association of Muslim Schools (UK)
Established1992
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AMS-UK was established in 1992 to support and develop excellence in full-time Muslim schools in the UK. There are now over 130 full-time Muslim schools in the UK covering nursery, primary, secondary and further education.

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  1. AMS-SA Archived October 15, 2009, at the Wayback Machine