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Comilla Zilla School কুমিল্লা জিলা স্কুল | |
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Location | |
Bangladesh | |
Coordinates | 23°27′46″N 91°10′54″E / 23.462895°N 91.181739°E |
Information | |
Type | Public high school |
Motto | পড় তোমার প্রভুর নামে |
Established | 20 July 1837 |
Founder | Henry George Leicester |
School board | Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Comilla |
School code | 105770 |
Headmaster | Mohammad Abdul Hafiz |
Grades | Class 5 to 10 |
Gender | Male |
Enrollment | About 2000 |
Language | Bengali |
Campus size | Urban, 5.69 acres |
Sports | Cricket, football, handball, badminton, basketball |
Special project | Connecting classrooms under British Council |
Website | www |
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]
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]
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.
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.
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]
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