Chittagong Government High School is a public secondary school in Kotwali Thana of Chittagong, Bangladesh.
| Chittagong Government High School | |
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 The main entrance at night | |
| Location | |
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College Road, Chittagong | |
| Coordinates | 22°21′11″N 91°50′11″E / 22.3531°N 91.8363°E |
| Information | |
| Type | Public secondary school |
| Motto | নিজেকে জানো (Know Thyself) |
| Established | 1906[118 years ago ] |
| School district | Chattogram |
| Head of school | Umme Kawsar |
| Staff | 53 |
| Faculty | Science, commerce |
| Teaching staff | 42 |
| Grades | 5-10 |
| Gender | Boys |
| Campus type | Urban |
| Color(s) | Khaki and White |
| Sports | Football, cricket |
| Publication | School magazine (Protibhash) |
| Special project | Connecting classrooms under British Council |
| Website | chittagongghs |
History edit
It was established in 1906 as Chittagong Modern English (M.E.) School. The school was converted into a government school in 1917. In 1963, the school's name was again changed to Chittagong Junior Government High School. The school was renamed to its current name in 1977.
Results edit
Students of Chittagong Government High School take part in three public examinations: Secondary School Certificate Examination-SSC, Junior School Certificate Examination-JSC (Formerly, Junior Scholarship Examination) and Primary School Certificate Examination-PSC (Previously, Primary Scholarship Examination).
Extra-curricular activities edit
These include Inter School Debate Championships, Recitation Contests, Inter School Cricket Tournaments, Inter School Football Tournaments, Math Olympiad, Science Olympiad, Physics Olympiad, Chemistry Olympiad, Biology Olympiad, Astronomy Olympiad, Astrophysics Olympiad and Science Fair.The school really cares about extra-curricular activities.
Chittagong Government High School is one of the best schools in debating in Chittagong District. It has become champion in Drishty Inter School Debate Contest eight times: in 1993, 1994, 1995, 2002, 2008,[1] 2009,[2] 2014.[citation needed] and 2018
Notable alumni edit
- Aftab Ahmed (born 1985), international cricketer[3]
- Subir Chowdhury, Chairman and CEO of ASI Consulting Group, LLC, author, helped establish the first Center for Bangladesh Studies in the United States at the University of California, Berkeley.[4][5][6]
- Adil Hossain Noble, Bangladeshi model
- Minar Rahman, Bangladeshi Singer, songwriter, Composer, Cartoonist.
- Yasir Ali Chowdhury, Bangladeshi cricketer
- Priungshu Roy Chowdhury, Asia Book of Record(Grand Master title) holding Bangladeshi Multilingual Singer.
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Rahman, Masudur (27 July 2008). "Debate Contest 2008: A Logical Outburst". Star Campus. The Daily Star.
- ^ Rahman, Masudur (26 July 2009). "Mutual Trust Bank - The Daily Star Debate Contest 2009". Star Campus. The Daily Star.
- ^ "Aftab Ahmed". BanglaCricket. Archived from the original on 20 July 2023. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
- ^ "Subir Chowdhury". ASI Consulting Group.
- ^ "Make The Dream Turn Real" (PDF). The Telegraph. Calcutta. January 2000. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-08-28. Retrieved 2017-01-27 – via subirchowdhury.com.
- ^ "About". Institute for South Asia Studies, UC Berkeley. Archived from the original on 2017-02-02. Retrieved 2017-01-27.
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