Chittagong Government High School

Chittagong Government High School
The main entrance at night
Location
College Road, Chittagong Bangladesh
Coordinates	22°21′11″N91°50′11″E / 22.3531°N 91.8363°E / 22.3531; 91.8363
Information
Type	Public secondary school
Motto	নিজকে জানো (Know Thyself)
Established	1906;120 years ago (1906)
School code	104519
Head of school	Muhammad Nurul Amin (since 2025)
Staff	53
Faculty	Science, commerce
Teaching staff	42
Grades	5-10
Gender	Boys
Campus type	Urban
Colors	Khaki and white
Sports	Football, cricket
Publication	Protibhash (school magazine)
Special project	Connecting classrooms under British Council
Demonym	CGHSian
Website	chittagongghs.edu.bd

Chittagong Government High School is a public secondary school in Chawkbazar Thana of Chittagong, Bangladesh. ^[1]

History

It was established in 1906 as Chittagong Modern English (M.E.) School. It 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 given its current name in 1977.

Results

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) Primary School Certificate Examination-PSC (previously, Primary Scholarship Examination). This school is considered to be the 3rd best school in the annual SSC exam.^{[ citation needed ]}

Extra-curricular activities

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.

Chittagong Government High School is one of the best schools in debating in Chittagong District. It has become champion in the Drishty Inter School Debate Contest eight times: in 1993, 1994, 1995, 2002, 2008, ^[2] 2009, ^[3] 2014,^{[ citation needed ]} and 2018.

Notable alumni

• Aftab Ahmed (born 1985), international cricketer ^[4]
• 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 ^{[5] [6] [7]}
• Yasir Ali Chowdhury, Bangladeshi cricketer
• Niaz Ahmed Khan, 30th vice-chancellor of University of Dhaka
• Adil Hossain Noble, Bangladeshi model
• Minar Rahman, Bangladeshi singer, songwriter, composer, cartoonist

See also

• Education in Bangladesh
• List of schools in Chittagong
• Hazi Mohammad Mohsin Government High School
• Bainnachola-Manikpur High School

References

1. "চট্টগ্রাম সরকারি উচ্চ বিদ্যালয়ের ১১১ বছর পূর্তি উৎসব শুরু". Kaler Kantho (in Bengali). 6 April 2018. Archived from the original on 2023-09-03.
2. Rahman, Masudur (27 July 2008). "Debate Contest 2008: A Logical Outburst". Star Campus. The Daily Star.
3. Rahman, Masudur (26 July 2009). "Mutual Trust Bank - The Daily Star Debate Contest 2009". Star Campus. The Daily Star.
4. "Aftab Ahmed". BanglaCricket. Archived from the original on 20 July 2023. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
5. "Subir Chowdhury". ASI Consulting Group.
6. "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.
7. "About". Institute for South Asia Studies, UC Berkeley. Archived from the original on 2017-02-02. Retrieved 2017-01-27.