Kurmitola High School & College
Kurmitola High School (KHS) (Bengali: কুর্মিটোলা উচ্চ বিদ্যালয়) is a co-educational Bangladeshi higher secondary school (Grade I-XII) situated in Khilkhet, Dhaka about 1 kilometre south of Shahjalal International Airport.[1] The school provides education to its students in Bengali medium under the national curriculum. Students are admitted into the institution in first to twelfth grade. The school has 5000 students and employs 100 teaching staff and 20 other staff.
| Kurmitola High School & College কুর্মিটোলা হাই স্কুল এন্ড কলেজ | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 23.83037°N 90.42196°E |
| Information | |
| Type | PSC, JSC, SSC, HSC |
| Established | 1948 |
| Opened | 07:00 am |
| Closed | 05:30 pm |
| School district | Dhaka District |
| Superintendent | Md. Rafiqul Islam |
| Principal | Abdul Khalek |
| Staff | 16 |
| Faculty | 3 |
| Teaching staff | 100 |
| Grades | 1 to 12 |
| Gender | Co-educational |
| Age range | 5-18 |
| Enrollment | 5000 |
| Medium of language | Bengali |
| Hours in school day | 10 |
| Campus size | 0.84 acre |
| Campus type | Urban |
| Sports | Football, cricket, basketball, volleyball, badminton, handball |
| Team name | KHSC |
| Newspaper | none |
| Website | khs-bd |
History
Kurmitola High School is one of the oldest high schools in Bangladesh that started its journey back in 1948. At first the school was weakly constructed in Khilkhet Tanpara Puran Bazar, but after 1960 it changed to a new location (where it stands today) and was permanently constructed near the center of Khilkhet Bazar.
In 1971, during the war of liberation, the school was demolished by the Pakistani army, but, after independence, some local people rebuilt the school to give it its new shape. Now, Kurmitola High School is established as a high schools in central Dhaka where 4500 students are studying.
School Managing Committee
- MD. Abul Hossain (Chairman)
- আলহাজ্ব মোঃ শাহিনুর ইসলাম
- Taslima Akter Eti (Reserved Women Member)
- Jahirul Islam (Guardian Member)
- D.M. Nuzrul Islam (Guardian Member)
- Amainul Islam (Guardian Member)
- Ainun Naher (Reserved Women Teachers' Representative)
- Shadona Dey (Teachers' Representative)
- MD. Shahidul Islam (Teachers' Representative)
- MD. Abdul Khalek (Head Master & Member Secretary)
Education
KHS provides education to its students in the Secondary Bengali medium under the national curriculum. Students perform well in both SSC (public examination taken by students after completing grade 10) and also in Junior Scholarship Test (Government scholarship test for eighth graders).
Curriculum
KHS follows the national curriculum which includes traditional lower secondary and secondary school academic subjects. Computer education is compulsory for students of grades 6-8 and optional for later grades. Students of secondary (9 and 10) classes elect to one of three major groups : Arts/Humanities, Business Studies and Science. Students of grade 10 are prepared for their SSC examinations. Selected students of grade 8 are prepared for their Junior Scholarship Test Result or JSC Result 2019 (Government scholarship test for eighth graders).
| Examination name | Year | Total examine | Total Passed | Passed Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SSC | 2010 | 270 | 268 | 99% |
| SSC | 2009 | 313 | 296 | 95% |
| JSC | 2010 | 379 | 365 | 96% |
| Source: Kurmitola high school Magazine Named Drik-2010 | ||||
Academic performance in Junior Scholarship Test (Government scholarship test for eighth graders) in the recent years are as following:
| Examination name | Year | Talentpool scholarships received | General scholarships received | Total scholarships received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SSC | 2005 | 02 | 03 | 05 |
| 2006 | 03 | --- | 03 | |
| 2007 | 04 | --- | 04 | |
| 2008 | 03 | --- | 03 | |
| 2009 | 01 | --- | 01 | |
| JSC | 2005 | 03 | 09 | 12 |
| 2006 | 02 | 10 | 12 | |
| 2007 | 04 | 05 | 09 | |
| 2008 | 03 | 08 | 11 | |
| 2009 | 05 | 09 | 14 | |
| Source: Kurmitola high school Magazine Named Drik-2010 | ||||
Academic performance in SSC:
| Year | Total examine | A+ | A | A- | B | C | D | Total passed | Percentage of pass |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 207 | 19 | 36 | 40 | 37 | 30 | - | 162 | 78% |
| 2006 | 297 | 09 | 105 | 60 | 45 | 07 | - | 226 | 76% |
| 2007 | 268 | 13 | 118 | 62 | 44 | 16 | - | 253 | 96% |
| 2008 | 315 | 51 | 150 | 78 | 30 | 06 | - | 311 | 99% |
| 2009 | 341 | 37 | 111 | 96 |
Campus
The KHS campus consists of two interconnected buildings and a sports ground. The first building and the second building are four stories and five stories high. The first five floors excluding the ground floor of both inter-connected buildings are used for academic purposes. The school canteen and administrative offices are in the ground floor. The ground is for playing cricket, football, badminton, and handball.
Uniform
All students wear uniform: Boys: blue Shirt, khaki pant and white shoe. Girls: blue frock, white Payjama, white Orna and white shoe.
Sports
K.H.S has outdoor facilities for inter-class football, cricket, handball and other competitions. Indoor games facilities include table tennis, carrom, chess and word making.
References
- "List of Secondary Schools" (XLS). Ministry of Education. Retrieved 5 January 2017.