St. Francis Xavier's Girls' High School

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St. Francis Xavier's Girls’ School & College
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St. Francis Xavier's Girls' High School
85, Luxmi Bazar

Old Dhaka area of Dhaka
, ,
1100

Coordinates 23°42′31″N90°24′49″E / 23.7087°N 90.4135°E / 23.7087; 90.4135
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Religious affiliation(s) Roman Catholic Church
Sisters of Our Lady of the Missions
Established12 April 1912(112 years ago) (12 April 1912)
FounderFive RNDM sisters[ clarification needed ]
School districtDhaka
PrincipalSister Nilu Mree RNDM
GenderGirls
Enrolment2,900
Classes1-12
LanguageBengali
Classrooms45
Campus1
Affiliation Sisters of Our Lady of the Missions
Website https://sfxgsc.edu.bd/

St. Francis Xavier's Girls' School & College is a Bengali-medium Catholic secondary school in the Old Dhaka area of Dhaka, Bangladesh. It is operated by the Sisters of Our Lady of the Missions, a Roman Catholic religious order. [1] [2]

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References

  1. "St. Francis Xaviers Girls' School & College". St. Francis Xaviers Girls’ School & College. Archived from the original on 9 July 2014.
  2. "St. Francis Xavier's Girls' School & College". Facebook.