Type Private School Founder Kazim Eldes Grades Playgroup through 12 Phone +880 1620-508076 Founded 1996 | Established 1996 (1996) Principal Bedrettin Suata Campus size 8,094 m² Number of students 2,000 | |
Enrollment 2000 (all campuses, 2014) Address International Turkish Hope School, Plot, 7 Rd No 6, Dhaka 1230, Bangladesh Similar Scholastica, The Aga Khan School, American Internatio School D, Sunbeams School, Rajuk Uttara Model Co Profiles | ||
International Turkish Hope School (ITHS) is an English medium, private school in Bangladesh.
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History and campus
Founder Principal Kazim Eldes established ITHS in Dhaka in 1996. The President of Turkey, Süleyman Demirel, a strong supporter of Turkish schools, officially inaugurated the school while on a state visit in March 1997.
The school started as one campus in rented premises serving a small number of very young students. It has since grown to eight campuses in three cities: two preschools, two junior sections (grades 1–5), and two senior sections (one boys, one girls) in the Gulshan and Uttara areas of Dhaka, a branch in Chittagong that spans from preschool through grade 10, and a preschool and junior section in Bogra. Combined enrollment has risen to 1,500 as of 2014.
ITHS began construction of a purpose-built campus on two acres of land granted by the Bangladesh government, located in Uttara Sector 4, in June 2002. Construction was finished in September 2005. Facilities include an extensive playground, football field, basketball court, conference hall, library, and computer and science lab. There are boys and girls hostels for boarders.
Curriculum
ITHS is an English medium school having classes from Toddler through higher secondary level. The school follows the International GCSE and GCE system and prepares the students for O-level and A-level examinations. English is taught from an early age. The British Council has partnered with the school since May 2015, teaching English language reading and writing skills to children between 11 and 13 years old at the Uttara campus. Bengali language classes are compulsory for students with Bangladeshi roots. Turkish language is taught from class 3 to 8. Religious studies classes are compulsory for Muslim students.
Principal
The Principal of ITHS is Bedrettin Suata. He is also the chairman of the management committee. He was preceded by Bayram Saatci, who held the position from 1998 to 2012.
Head of Section
Each section is run by a head of section who deals with all academic and administrative issues relating to that section.
Teachers
The teaching staff consists of experienced and qualified Bangladeshi, Turkish and other foreign teachers.
In addition to their work within school hours, teachers run numerous after-school clubs and other activities, including competitions in art, poetry, drama and singing, Kids Show, and Sports Day.
Students
There are about 2000 students. 17% of the students are from countries outside Bangladesh, including Malaysia, Canada, Philippines, US, England, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Pakistan, Taiwan, India, Sri Lanka and Turkey.
O- and A-level results
The school reported 97% success rate in O-level and 98% in A-level in 2009.
Helping the needy
ITHS is known for providing humanitarian aid to needy people. This has included Eid-gifts for needy children, relief materials for flood-affected people, stationery items for poor students, meat distribution during Eid al-Azha, iftar packs for the needy, and sending poor but talented students abroad for higher studies on full scholarship. At present about 100 students are receiving full free scholarship, including tuition fees, accommodation, food, clothes and other related expenses. Another 200 students are also exempted from tuition fees according to their financial ability.
ITHS publications
ITHS publishes physics, chemistry, math, biology and language books, computer studies materials, magazines, brochures and diaries.