Session January–December Medium of language English Gender Mixed-sex education Founded 2004 | Established 2004 (2004) Phone +880 813-829 | |
Hours in school day 9 A.M - 2:15 P.M for students Motto Committed to meet the challenge of 21st century Sports Kabaddi, Football, Cricket, Badminton | ||
Cambridge Grammar School & College (CGSC) is a private English-medium school in Sylhet, Bangladesh. The school was established in 2004. The school prepares its students for the IGCSE and the IAL. It offers the Edexcel syllabus by Pearson Education in its high school and college form. It is the first institution in Sylhet to introduce Pearson Edexcel IGCSE conducted by British Council. Mohammad Abdus Shahid is the principal of the school.
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History
The school was set up to meet the demands for schools having English as the medium of instruction but emphasizing equal proficiency in Bengali.
System of education
The school follows the National Curriculum and Textbook Board(NCTB) curriculum of Bangladesh from class I to X. Students sit for public examination at the end of class V, VIII, X. Students under the British Curriculum are able to study from very beginning up to class XII.
Pre-Primary School : playgroup to kindergarten
Children of age 4 to 6 are given basic knowledge in pre-primary level. Examinations are taken in written in Nursery and Kindergarten.
Primary School : class I to V
The Primary School programme comprises from class I to V. In classes I to V, the school follows an integrated curriculum by drawing on teaching programmes of the NCTB The students sit for the Primary Education Completion examination at the end of class V conducted by the Ministry of Primary and Mass Education of Bangladesh.
Junior School: class VI to VIII
Students sit for the Junior School Certificate examination held by the Ministry of Education of Bangladesh at the end of class VIII. Students studying British Curriculum follow their respective curriculum.
Secondary School : class IX to X
The school offers the Pearson Education Edexcel syllabus in class IX and X, where students prepare for the IGCSE Programme. Students following NCTB curriculum of Bangladesh sit for SSC examination at the end of class X.
Higher Secondary School : class XI to XII
The college form of the school provides IAL under the Edexcel syllabus. Students following British Curriculum can sit for the exams in any session (January or May–June).
Uniform
The school has a compulsory uniform. Girls can choose between long skirts, short skirts, "borkhas". Young boys can choose between long pants or short pants while older boys only have a choice of long pants. The pants and skirts are navy blue for students. Shirts are the same for all, which consists of long or short sleeves white shirt which have to be tucked in. Students also have to wear a navy blue tie with the school's logo in yellow. Other compulsory uniform are black shoes and white socks with tidy hair (tied back for girls). Also no make-up or jewellery is permitted other than a watch or small studs for girls. Scarfs are not mandatory. The school logo is embedded on the pocket of the shirt. The shoulder badges are there in the shirts with triple stripes in yellow.
Campus
The school consists of a single campus in the urbans of Sylhet. The campus building is three-storied. There are two playfields in the campus. It has 14 classrooms, a science lab, 2 teachers common room, 2 teacher's cabin.
Extra-curricular activities
The school arranges annual sports every year along with annual cultural programme. Intra-school debate competition was held in 2014.