Dhanmondi Tutorial

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Dhanmondi Tutorial (DT) is a private, English-medium school in the Dhanmondi residential area of Dhaka, Bangladesh. It was founded in 1972. [1] As of 2016, it teaches approximately 1500 students [2] from kindergarten through A Levels. Classes are divided into a junior and a senior section, each of which has its own campus. [3]

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Curriculum

DT follows the British GCE and IGCSE syllabus and the students are taught for the Ordinary Level (O-level) and Advanced Level (A-level) examinations conducted by Edexcel International.[ citation needed ]

Extracurricular activities

DT regularly competes in school handball tournaments. In 2004, they reached the finals of the Maple Leaf Mini Handball Tournament (girls), but lost to Maple Leaf. [4] The same year, DT took third place in the 14th Bata School Handball Tournament (girls), edging BIS, [5] and third place in the Sunnydale Mini Handball Tournament (boys), defeating BAF Shaheen College in sudden death overtime. [6] Two years later, they again finished third in the Sunnydale Mini Handball Tournament (boys), beating Ansar VDP School. [7]

In 2010, the school reached the finals of the Sunnydale Mini Handball Tournament (boys), but lost to Sunnydale School. [8] Later that year, the handball squad travelled to Nepal to play four exhibition matches. [9]

In 2014, the school reached the final of the Polar Ice Cream 22nd School Handball Tournament (boys), but was beaten by St Gregory's High School. [10]

DT also engages in competitive debating, participates in Bangladesh Scouts, and has a Model United Nations club, among other extracurricular activities. [11]

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References

  1. ↑ "Profile of Some Schools of Dhaka". Schools: The Foundation Builders. The Daily Star. April 2010.
  2. ↑ "Worries, uncertainty over sudden relocation". The Daily Star. 12 August 2016.
  3. ↑ "Our Campus". Dhanmondi Tutorial.
  4. ↑ "Maple Leaf mini h'ball champs". The Daily Star. 20 May 2004.
  5. ↑ "Sports-Handball". UNB. 20 March 2004. Dhanmondi Tutorial placed third in the girls section, defeating BIS.
  6. ↑ "Sports-Handball". UNB. 23 March 2004. In a place-decider match today, Dhanmondi Tutorial finished third defeating BAF Shahin College ... scored the match-winner during the extra time through sudden.
  7. ↑ "Sunnydale win boys' mini handball title". The Daily Star. 18 September 2006.
  8. ↑ "Sunnydale champs". The Daily Star. 22 March 2010.
  9. ↑ "School h'ball team leaves for Nepal". The Daily Star. 16 September 2010.
  10. ↑ Shishir Hoque (9 September 2014). "St Gregory's, Viqarunnisa lift school handball". Dhaka Tribune.
  11. ↑ "Extra Curricular Activities". Dhanmondi Tutorial.
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