Comilla Zilla School

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Comilla Zilla School
কুমিল্লা জিলা স্কুল
Entrance Gate of Comilla Zilla School
Symbol of Comilla Zilla School
Location
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Bangladesh
Coordinates23°27′46″N 91°10′54″E / 23.462895°N 91.181739°E / 23.462895; 91.181739
Information
TypePublic high school
Mottoপড় তোমার প্রভুর নামে
Established20 July 1837; 187 years ago (20 July 1837)
FounderHenry George Leicester
School boardBoard of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Comilla
School code105770
HeadmasterMohammad Abdul Hafiz
GradesClass 5 to 10
GenderMale
EnrollmentAbout 2000
LanguageBengali
Campus sizeUrban, 5.69 acres
SportsCricket, football, handball, badminton, basketball
Special projectConnecting classrooms under British Council
Websitewww.czs.edu.bd

Comilla Zilla School (Bengali: কুমিল্লা জিলা স্কুল) is a boys' school in Comilla, a city in Bangladesh. It is one of the oldest schools in the country. It was the only school in Comilla when established in 1837.It is the best school under Comilla Board and one of the top 10 ranking schools in whole Bangladesh[1]

History

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The school is situated at the center of Comilla town. It was established on 20 July 1837 by the Englishman Henry George Leicester and named Comilla Zilla School. It was set up by the Government of British India for teaching English literature and science. At the beginning, there were 37 students only. The school was running under Kolkata University since 1857. Before that, the academic building of the school was expanded and more facilities were created to upgrade it as a full-fledged high school. The school covers about 5.69 acres of land.[1][2]

Administrative building of Comilla Zilla School

Current day

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The school was running with boys only in one shift. From 1991 two shifts has been introduced: morning and day. There are two sections in class five: Morning A and Day A. From Class Six to Eight, there are 6 sections in each class: Morning A,B,C, and Day A,B,C. Each section comprises a maximum of 60 students.

For Class Nine and Ten, students are distributed into four sections following the same structure with a larger number of students in a class. About 2,000 students are studying in the school with 53 teachers and 20 administration staffs.

Facilities

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The school has three academic buildings, one administration building and two hostels. There is a big field in the school area, as well as a basketball court . Other facilities include mosque, workshop, auditorium, canteen, shaheed minar, and library. The school has five laboratories and a computer lab.

Achievements

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Among schools under the Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Comilla, the school ranked first numerous times on Secondary School Certificate (SSC) examination.[3][4]

Notable alumni

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Comilla Zila School". Banglapedia. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
  2. ^ "History". Comilla Zilla School.
  3. ^ "SSC result: Pass rate drops in Comilla Board". The Daily Observer. 19 May 2014.
  4. ^ "Comilla Zilla School secures top position in Comilla board". Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha (BSS). 30 May 2015. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
  5. ^ "হক, এ.কে.এম আজিজুল - বাংলাপিডিয়া". bn.banglapedia.org (in Bengali). Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  6. ^ "H.E. Kamrul Ahsan, Bangladesh High Commissioner to Singapore". High Commission of Bangladesh, Singapore. Archived from the original on 6 March 2012. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
  7. ^ a b 175 Years of Comilla Zilla School.
  8. ^ "Piash Karim passes away". New Age. 14 October 2014. Archived from the original on 16 November 2021. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
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