Dhaka Collegiate School

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Dhaka Collegiate School
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Dhaka Collegiate School, Dhaka
Address
Dhaka Collegiate School
1, Loyal Street

Sadarghat

Dhaka

Bangladesh
Coordinates 23°47′40″N90°24′06″E / 23.7945°N 90.4016°E / 23.7945; 90.4016
Information
Type Government, Boys High School
Mottoআল্লাহ্‌ আমাদের সহায়
(Allah is our Patron)
Established1835;189 years ago (1835)
Campus Old Town
Color(s)  
White and Dark Blue
MascotAn open book with a single eye, in which an everlasting flame of knowledge burns.
Nickname Collegiatians
Website http://www.dhakacollegiateschool.edu.bd/

Dhaka Collegiate School is a secondary school in Dhaka, Bangladesh. [1] It is one of the oldest schools in Bangladesh. The students of collegiate school are called Collegiatian.

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History

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Dhaka Collegiate School

The school was established in Dhaka on 21 June 1835 as Dhaka English Seminary. It was the first government high school established by the British under the East India Company in the Bengal province for teaching English literature and science. This was later named as Dhaka Collegiate School. Mr. Redge, an English missionary, acted as the first head master of the school. In its first batch it had Nawab of Dhaka Khwaja Abdul Ghani as a student. [2]

The foundation of Dhaka Intermediate College later to be known as Dhaka College was laid down in 1841. The school separated from the college in 1908. Since then it has been the Zilla School of Dhaka, although it continues to be called Dhaka Collegiate School. [2]

This institution has delivered many famous alumni in its history.

Location

The school is located in Sadarghat crossing, west of Bahadur Shah Park and south of Jagannath University, on the banks of the Buriganga River. [2]

Courses

The school offers courses in science, humanities and commerce and classes conducted in two shifts (morning and day).

Headmasters and headmistresses

Notable alumni

In contemporary literature

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References

  1. ↑ "List of Secondary Schools" (XLS). Ministry of Education. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 Rahman, S M Mahfuzur (2012). "Dhaka Collegiate School". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
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