Zakaria Muslim Girls High School is one of three Muslim High Schools in the Kirklees area. It is an independently financed secondary school for girls with 250 students on roll, including 33 in post-16 education. It educates girls from all parts of the Kirklees area as well as girls outside Kirklees.

The school was established in 1982 in response to an increasing awareness amongst parents that the needs of Muslim children were not being properly met in State schools. In 1982, there were a handful of students receiving education in a terraced house that served as a school during the day and as a maddresah during the evening. The school is now located on two sites, the lower school (years 7-8) at the Education Centre on Taylor street and the upper school (years 9-11) at the Main school on Warwick Road.

The school buildings together house a number of classrooms, a laboratory, computer rooms, 2 large halls and Whudu areas. There are currently 20 full-time and part-time teachers that work in the school.

At Zakaria, we aim to provide a teaching environment, which enhances the lifestyle and teachings of a Muslim home. We believe that a complete and a balanced personality can only develop if the teachings of the home and the school are in harmony and not in conflict. For this reason, our school is a centre of learning based on the Islamic way of life. We endeavour to meet the needs of Muslim women, in keeping with their status and role as defined by Islam. The staff works hard at Zakaria to achieve this.