Zilla Schools are some of the oldest secondary schools in Bengal (present-day Bangladesh and West Bengal), established during the British Raj. In Bangladesh, there are 15 Zilla Schools. Of these, 13 were established during the British era, with the exceptions of Kushtia Zilla School (1961) and Barguna Zilla School (1970).
The oldest Zilla School in Bangladesh is Rangpur Zilla School, founded in 1832 by Lord William Bentinck. The most recently established Zilla School is Barguna Zilla School, which was named in 1970 following its nationalization.
Institution Name | Image | EIIN | Established | City | Website |
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Comilla Zilla School | 105770 | 1837 | Comilla | www | |
Kushtia Zilla School | 117743 | 1961 | Kushtia | kushtiazillaschool | |
Khulna Zilla School | 117135 | 1885 | Khulna | kzs | |
Jamalpur Zilla School | 109873 | 1881 | Jamalpur | jzs | |
Dinajpur Zilla School | 120719 | 1854 | Dinajpur | dinajpurzillaschool | |
Naogaon Zilla School | 123413 | 1917 | Naogaon | www | |
Noakhali Zilla School | 107540 | 1850 | Maijdee | www | |
Pabna Zilla School | 125564 | 1853 | Pabna | www | |
Faridpur Zilla School | 108732 | 1840 | Faridpur | faridpurzillaschool | |
Bogra Zilla School | 119176 | 1853 | Bogra | bograzillaschool | |
Barguna Zilla School | 100154 | 1970 | Barguna | barisalboard | |
Barisal Zilla School | 100742 | 1853 | Barisal | bzsb | |
Mymensingh Zilla School | 111829 | 1853 | Mymensingh | www | |
Jashore Zilla School | 115958 | 1838 | Jessore | www | |
Rangpur Zilla School | 127372 | 1832 | Rangpur | www |