Government Muslim High School

Government Muslim High School (Bengali: গভ. মুসলিম হাই স্কুল, চট্টগ্রাম) is a public secondary boys-only school in the court hill area of Kotwali Thana, Chittagong, Bangladesh.[1] It was established in 1874 as the Chittagong Madrasah and was separated in 1909. The school's enrollment is currently 2,501 students.

Government Muslim High School
সরকারি মুসলিম হাই স্কুল
Logo of Govt. Muslim High School . A hand holding a candle and the school's name is wrapped around it.
Logo of Govt. Muslim High School
Location
Map
Court Road, Chattogram

Chattogram
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Kotwali

Information
TypeSecondary high school
Mottoজ্ঞানই শক্তি
(Knowledge is Power)
Established1909; 115 years ago (1909)
School districtChattogram
HeadmasterMomtaj Akter
Faculty3
Grades10
Enrollment2500
Campus size20 Acres
Colour(s)   Blue,Green
DemonymMuslimians
Websitegmhsctg.edu.bd

History edit

Chittagong Government Madrasah's Anglo-Persian Department was split off to form the school in 1909. Originally it operated out of part of the local Registration Office building.[2] The school opened at first with madrasah and Bengali departments. The first headmaster, from 1910 to 1915, was Khan Shaheb Wahaidun Nabi.[citation needed] It moved to a permanent site in 1916, and was renamed Chittagong Government Muslim High School.[2] In 1953, the Urdu department was also established. In 1970 the school expanded into a new building. There was also a small mosque, which was subsequently enlarged. In 2005 the government established another two buildings, a science lab building and an administration building.[citation needed]

 
Students participating in a Wikipedia education program organised by Wikimedia Bangladesh in 2015.

The school has a hostel and headmaster's cottage. In front of the school building, there is a large playground. The school has a library which contains more than 2000 books.[citation needed]

Notable alumni edit

References edit

  1. ^ "'Chittagong Collegiate School made me what I am today'". The Daily Star. 25 December 2011. Retrieved 19 March 2012.
  2. ^ a b Rizvi, S. N. H., ed. (1970). East Pakistan District Gazetteers: Chittagong (PDF). Government of East Pakistan. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-12-20. Retrieved 2017-01-27.