High schools in Bangladesh explained

High schools in Bangladesh are institutions where 11–16 year olds take their lessons. There are approximately 23,500+ high schools in Bangladesh.^[1]

History

Rajshahi Collegiate School (1828)^[2] is the first and oldest school in the country. The seven oldest high schools in Bangladesh, by year of establishment, are: Barisal Zilla School (1829),^[3] Dhaka Collegiate School (1835),^[4] Kendua Joyhari Spry Government High School (1832),^[5] Rangpur Zilla School (1832), Rajshahi Collegiate School (1828), Sylhet Government Pilot High School (1836), Chattogram Collegiate School (1836), Comilla Zilla School (1837) and Jashore Zilla School (1838).

!School Name!Established!Address!Board

Rajshahi Collegiate School	1828	Rajshahi	Rajshahi
Barisal Zilla School	1829	Barishal	Barishal
Kendua Joyhari Spry Govt. High School	1832	Kendua, Netrokona	Mymensingh
Rangpur Zilla School	1832	Rangpur	Dinajpur
Dhaka Collegiate School	1835	Dhaka	Dhaka
Sylhet Government Pilot High School	1836	Sylhet	Sylhet
Chattogram Collegiate School	1836	Chattogram	Chattogram
Comilla Zilla School	1837	Comilla	Comilla
Jashore Zilla School	1838	Jashore	Jashore

High school education system in Bangladesh

The education system in Bangladesh is divided into four stages. The second level is high school which incorporates grade 6 to 10. There are both English medium and Bangla medium school in Bangladesh. Government prefer Bangla medium schools. Though there are some cadet colleges which are also government owned institutions and they offer English medium studies. Usually, the private schools offer English medium.^[6]

Bangla medium

Bangla medium schools follow the national curriculum, examinations are Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and Higher Secondary School Certificate (HSC).^{[7] [8]}

English Version

English Version schools follow the national curriculum and have similar examinations, such as SSC and HSC, but the medium of teaching is English language.

English medium

English medium schools in Bangladesh follow the Cambridge International Examinations (CIE) curriculum or the Edexcel curriculum. Examinations are O-Levels and A-Levels. They are governed by Private (English medium) School and College Ordinance 1962 and the Private English Medium School Registration Rules, 2007.^[9]

Number of high schools

There are seven education boards in Bangladesh. Every high school has a particular education board. The number of high schools for every education board are given below.^[1]

Educational Board	Number of High Schools
Dhaka	3549
Rajshahi	4607
Comilla	1483
Jessore	2274
Chittagong	876
Barishal	1396
Sylhet	645

See also

• Education in Bangladesh

Notes and References

1. Web site: Statistics of Total Examinees of SSC and Dakhil Examination 2006. educationboard.gov.bd.
2. News: Siddiquee . Iqbal . 2007-06-23 . Sylhet Government Pilot High School: 171 Years . Star Insight.
3. Web site: Barisal Zilla School . Banglapedia.
4. Web site: Dhaka Collegiate School . Banglapedia.
5. Web site: bn:কেন্দুয়া জয়হরি স্প্রাই সরকারি উচ্চ বিদ্যালয় . https://kjsghs.edu.bd/ . Kendua Joyhari Spry Govt. High School.
6. Web site: Education - Promoting Progress Through Knowledge. bangladesh.com.
7. News: The futility of the debate. 2016-06-02. The Daily Star. 2018-02-01. en.
8. News: Scientific terms translated in Bangla: Possibilities and Drawbacks. 2016-03-31. The Daily Star. 2018-02-01. en.
9. News: English medium schools' session fees illegal: HC. 2017-05-26. The Daily Star. 2018-02-01. en.