Dinajpur Zila School Explained

Dinajpur Zilla School
Native Name:দিনাজপুর জিলা স্কুল
Motto:জ্ঞানই শক্তি
Motto Translation:Knowledge is Power
Streetaddress:Municipality office road
City:Dinajpur
Country:Bangladesh
Schooltype:Government funded Secondary School
Gender:Male only
Session:January–December
Medium:Bengali
Teaching Staff:52
Grades:3-10
Lower Age:08
Upper Age:17
Principal:Akhtara Parvin
Students:2000 (Approx.)
Sports:Football, cricket, basketball, volleyball, badminton

Dinajpur Zilla School is a public high school in Dinajpur District, Bangladesh. About 2000 students study here from classes 3 to 10. The school's current headmistress is Mrs. Akthara Parvin. It is one of the ancient schools in Bangladesh.

History

Dinajpur Zilla School was established in 1854 in the Pratap House by the Raja Tarakanath. In 1856 the government nationalised the school and converted it into the Zilla (district) school. Despite the nationalization, the school was still financially supported by the king and other local influentials in the 19th century. It has one of best graduation rates in Bangladesh. The current school building was built in the 20th century and upgraded in the 21st century. The main office and library is in a building that was a revenue office built in the 18th century by king Baiyanath. The student hostel was built in 1910 and is still there.[1]

Admission

The admission for the school mainly starts from class 3. The school gives one year for preparation of the examination. As example, in those students who read in class 2, take preparation for the admission exam which is held usually in the last week of December. After the exam 240 students are chosen from thousands of examinees. They study in class 3 in the next year. There are also some sessions when admission is open for class 6.

Notable alumni

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Haq. Muhammad Lutful. Dinajpur Zila School. en.banglapedia.org. Banglapedia. 1 December 2017. en.
  2. Web site: পটলডাঙার টেনিদা: অনন্য এক নায়কের কথা. 25 May 2018 .