Bangladesh International School & College

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Bangladesh International School and College
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Bangladesh International School & College
Dhaka

Bangladesh
Coordinates 23°46′53″N90°23′40″E / 23.7813°N 90.3944°E / 23.7813; 90.3944
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Type International/National
MottoRabbee Zidni ilma
(My Lord, increase me in knowledge)
Established14 March 1995 (1995-03-14)
PrincipalBrig Gen Md Rafiqul Islam (retd.) [1]
Grades Nursery to Class XII
Enrollment1,950 [2]
LanguageEnglish
Campus size1.60 Acre
Website bisc.com.bd

Bangladesh International School and College is a private school located in Mohakhali DOHS, Dhaka, Bangladesh. It is managed by the Bangladesh Army Station Headquarters, Dhaka Cantonment, Dhaka. The school was established in 1995 as a standard primary school, but the original plan was changed to an English medium school.

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As of 2024, the chairman of the governing body is Brigadier General Md Omar Faruque, ndc, afwc, psc [3] and the chief patron is Major General, Sheikh Mohammad Sarwar Hossain SUP, ndc, psc. [4]

History

The school was established on 14 March 1995 under the dynamic leadership of the founder Principal in Charge Mr. A K M Sufiur Rahman with only 27 students. [2]

The first H.S.C national curriculum batch of students started in 2011 with 15 students. The batch was inaugurated on 17 September 2011 and the school was renamed Bangladesh International School and College.[ citation needed ]

Academic year and curriculum

International Curriculum

Students in this curriculum are prepared for O-level and A-level exams under Edexcel, UK. [2]

National curriculum

The school started the national curriculum in 2006 (English version). [5] In this curriculum, the students are prepared for the Secondary School Certificate and Higher Secondary Certificate examinations. [2] The students used to sit the PECE exam in Class 5 and JSC in Class 8, but now according to the new curriculum, they don't have to. [6] The students follow the textbooks, translated into English, and published by the National Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education in Bangladesh. [7]

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References

  1. "Principal". Bangladesh International School and College.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "History of BISC". Bangladesh International School and College. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
  3. "Chairman". Bangladesh International School and College.
  4. "Chief Patron". Bangladesh International School and College.
  5. https://bisc.com.bd/history-of-bisc/ [ bare URL ]
  6. "Government suspends PEC exams after scrapping JSC tests". bdnews24.com. 6 June 2022. Archived from the original on 19 January 2023.
  7. "Revised syllabuses for SSC, HSC published". Dhaka Tribune. 2021-02-05. Retrieved 2021-03-19.