Comilla Zilla School
কুমিল্লা জিলা স্কুল
Symbol of Comilla Zilla School
Location
Kandirpar, Comilla

Bangladesh
Coordinates23°27′46″N 91°10′54″E / 23.462895°N 91.181739°E / 23.462895; 91.181739
Information
TypePublic high school
Mottoপড় তোমার প্রভুর নামে
Established20 July 1837 (20 July 1837)
School boardBoard of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Comilla
School code105770
GradesClass 5 to 10
GenderMale
EnrollmentAbout 2000
LanguageBengali
Campus sizeUrban, 5.69 acres
SportsCricket, football, handball, badminton, basketball
Special projectConnecting classrooms under British Council
Websitewww.czs.edu.bd

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 when it was established in 1837.It is the best school under Comilla Board and as well as one of the top 10 rank school in overall Bangladesh[1]

History

The school, in the center of Comilla town, was established on 20 July 1837 by the Englishman 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 were 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 acres.[1][2]

Administrative building of Comilla Zilla School

Current Day

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 two sections of class five:morning A and day A and in 6-10 there are 6 sections in each of the classes:"morning A,B,C", and "day A, B,C" for class six to ten.

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 Shaheed Minar and a hostel for the students. There is also a library and a common room.

Extracurricular activities

Facilities

These school has three academic buildings, an administrative building and two hostels. There is a big field in the school arena, as well as a basketball court . Other facilities include mosque, workshop, auditorium, canteen, shaheed minar, and library. There are 53 teachers and 20 staff. The school has five laboratories and a computer lab.

Achievements

The school is known for the quality of education. Less than 10% of the total applicants are admitted.

Among schools under the Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Comilla, the school ranked first numerous times on Secondary School Certificate (SSC) examination.[3][4]

Notable alumni

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Comilla Zila School". Banglapedia. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
  2. ↑ "History". Comilla Zilla School.
  3. ↑ "SSC result: Pass rate drops in Comilla Board". The Daily Observer. 19 May 2014.
  4. ↑ "Comilla Zilla School secures top position in Comilla board". Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha (BSS). 30 May 2015. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
  5. ↑ "হক, এ.কে.এম আজিজুল - বাংলাপিডিয়া". bn.banglapedia.org. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  6. ↑ "H.E. Kamrul Ahsan, Bangladesh High Commissioner to Singapore". High Commission of Bangladesh, Singapore. Archived from the original on 6 March 2012. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
  7. 1 2 175 Years of Comilla Zilla School.
  8. ↑ "Piash Karim passes away". New Age. 14 October 2014. Archived from the original on 16 November 2021. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
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