Chittagong is the second largest city in Bangladesh. Greater Chittagong refers to the Chittagong District, Cox's Bazar District, Rangamati District, Khagrachari District and Bandarban District. The city has a brief history of education.
When the decline of Nalanda University began in the sixth century, Pandit Vihara was established in Chittagong in the tenth century.[1] Where Buddhist scholars such as Luipada, Sabripa, Ladpa, Avadhutpa etc. used to study.
Persian was the official language of Chittagong till 1838. After learning Arabic, Muslims and wealthy Hindus learned Persian. But spread of Bengali among Muslims was less. Religious education was common among Muslims. Muslim students used to learn Arabic from the teacher Maulana or Muezzin. Muazzins were known as miazi, mizzi. Their school was called Mizzi Daras. During the Mughal Empire period, Muslim teachers were allotted free land. Muslim girls did not go to school and ended their education with primary education. Upper caste Hindus received education. But lower caste Hindus did not receive education.
| Name | Founding period | Current status | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ramgati Dhar School | Raozan R.R.A.C Model Government High School | ||
| Chittagong Zilla School | Chittagong Collegiate School | ||
| St. Placid's School | St. Placid's School and College | ||
| Government First Arts College | Chittagong College | ||
| Queens High School | defunct | ||
| Albert High School | Chittagong City Corporation Municipal Model School and College | ||
| Chittagong Madrasah | Government Muslim High School, Government Hazi Mohammad Mohsin College and Hazi Mohammad Mohsin Government High School | ||
| Hazari Middle English School | defunct | ||
| Chittagong Middle English School | Kazem Ali School and College | ||
| Chittagong High English School | defunct | ||
| National High School (founded by Harish Chandra) | defunct | ||
| Sitakunda Kamil Madrasa | Sitakunda Kamil MA Madrasah | ||
| Dr. Khastgir Girls High School | Dr. Khastagir Government Girls' High School | ||
| Umatara High School | defunct | ||
| Graduate High School | defunct | ||
| Oriental Academy | defunct | ||
| Victoria Technical Institute | defunct | ||
| Chittagong Training School | defunct | ||
| JM Sen High School | JM Sen School and College | ||
| Chittagong Medical School | defunct | ||
| Chittagong Normal School | Government Teacher's Training College, Chittagong | ||
| Government Intermediate College, Chittagong | defunct |