Type Public high school Grades Class 5 to 10 Phone +880 816-8444 Founded 1837 | Established 1837 (1837) | |
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Headmaster Rasheda Akter (2011- present) Address Zilla School Road, Kandirpar, শহীদ মুন্সী কবির উদ্দিন রোড, Comilla 3500, Bangladesh | ||
comilla zilla school a name of pride glory
Comilla Zilla School (Bengali: কুমিল্লা জিলা স্কুল) is a boys' school in Comilla, a city in Bangladesh. It is one of the oldest schools in the country. It was the only school in Comilla for four decades before the establishment of Nawab Faizunnesa Government Girls' High School in 1873.
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- comilla zilla school a name of pride glory
- 360 comilla zilla school 1 monday may 07 2012 3 34 52 pm
- History
- Today
- Notable alumni
- References
360 comilla zilla school 1 monday may 07 2012 3 34 52 pm
History
The school, in the center of Comilla town, was established in July 20, 1837 by an Englishman named Henry George Leicester. It was set up by the government of British India for teaching English literature and science and named Comilla Zilla School. In the beginning, there was only 37 students. From 1857, the school was running under Kolkata University. In the 1850s, the school academic building was expanded and more facilities were created to make it a full-fledged high school. The school is situated on 5.69 acre land.
Among schools under the Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Comilla, the school ranked first on Secondary School Certificate (SSC) examination results in 2014 and 2015.
Today
Initially the school conducted only one shift. From 1991 two shifts were introduced: morning and day. Presently all the classes from 5 to 10 are running. There are six sections in each of the classes: ‘A’, ‘B’, ‘C’, and ‘A’, ‘B’ and ‘C’ for class six to eight where ‘A’, ‘B’ and ‘C’ are in morning shift and day shift. There are two sections in nine and ten; they are 'A' and 'B'.
There are 60 students in each of the sections. For class nine and ten students are distributed into four sections following the same structure with a larger number of students in a class. Almost 2,000 students are studying in the school with 53 teachers.
There are four buildings, a big beautiful Shaheed Minar and a hostel for the students. There is a big library and a common room also. The school is full of various trees. There is a beautiful garden full of flower plants too. And, the school playground is capable to play Cricket, Football, Badminton, Basketball and many sports.