Rangamati Government High School

Rangamati Government High School
রাঙ্গামাটি সরকারি উচ্চ বিদ্যালয়
Rangamati Government High School; রাঙ্গামাটি সরকারি উচ্চ বিদ্যালয়
Location
	Old Police Line Road, Reserve Mukh, Reserve Bazar, Rangamati Sadar; Rangamati; Bangladesh
Coordinates	22°38′40″N 92°11′48″E / 22.64444°N 92.19667°E
Information
Other name	RGHS
Type	Government high school
Motto	জ্ঞানই আলো Gyan-E-Alo; (Knowledge is light)
Established	1890; 135 years ago
School board	Chittagong Education Board
Headmaster	Mr. Sarit Kumar Chakma
Grades	6 to 10
Gender	Male and Female
Language	Bengali
Campus	Urban; 13.16 acres (0.0533 km2)
Website	www.rghsr.edu.bd

Rangamati Government High School (Bengali: রাঙ্গামাটি সরকারি উচ্চ বিদ্যালয়), also known as RGHS is a public government high school located in Rangamati Sadar, Rangamati. It is the first operating high school in Rangamati and Chittagong Hill Tracts.^[3] It was established in 1890 during the British Raj era.

The school provides secondary education following the national curriculum. The exact location of this school is Old Police Line Road, Reserve Mukh, Reserve Bazar, Rangamati Sadar, Rangamati, Chittagong, Bangladesh.

History

Rangamati Government High School was established in 1890 during the British Raj era. The school was redesigned and rebuilt in 2015.^{[citation needed]}

Facilities

Buildings

Standing on a 13.16-acre total area, the school has five academic buildings.^[4] Four of these buildings are used as classrooms. The other building is mainly for the school staff and the headmaster. The teacher's room is on the second floor of one of the buildings. There are a total of 17 classrooms where classes are taken.^[5]

Notable alumni

Amit Chakma, President and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Western Ontario, in Canada.^[6]
Birendra Kishore Roaza, President of PCJSS, Former MLA of Chittagong Hill Tracts.
Manabendra Narayan Larma, founder of PCJSS.^[7]
Naba Bikram Kishore Tripura, Former Secretary of Ministry of CHT, Former Additional Inspector General of Police.

References

^ "Headmaster of RGHS". School's website, Directorate of Secondary and Higher Education(DSHE).
^ "Introduction to the school at a glance". School's website, Directorate of Secondary and Higher Education(DSHE).
^ "Rangamati Government High School". Nagorik Seba.
^ "Introduction to the school at a glance". School's website, Directorate of Secondary and Higher Education(DSHE).
^ "Introduction to the school at a glance". School's website, Directorate of Secondary and Higher Education(DSHE).
^ Wasim Bin Habib; Tuhin Shubhra Adhikary (4 March 2017). "Breaking the barriers". The Daily Star.
^ "Manabendra Narayan Larma". Parbatya Chattagram Jana Samhati Samiti. Retrieved 2025-05-02.