Viqarunnisa Noon School and College

Viqarunnisa Noon School and College (Bengali: ভিকারুননিসা নূন স্কুল এন্ড কলেজ) is an all-girls higher secondary school in Dhaka, Bangladesh. It has 25,000 students at four campuses in the city. It is named after Viqar un Nisa Noon.

Viqarunnisa Noon School and College
ভিকারুননিসা নূন স্কুল এন্ড কলেজ
Address
1/A New Bailey Road, Dhaka 1000

Dhaka

Bangladesh
Coordinates23.7425°N 90.4071°E / 23.7425; 90.4071
Information
TypePrivate
MottoLight Through Learning
Established1952 (1952)
PrincipalFougia Khatun [1]
classes1-12
LanguageBengali and English
CampusNearly 10 acres and new campuses have been made in Bailey Road, Dhanmondi, Ajimpur and Boshundhara
Color(s)     White and      sky blue
NicknameVNSC
AccreditationBoard of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Dhaka
YearbookNoon Probaho
Websitevnsc.edu.bd

History

The school began as Ramna Preparatory School in 1947.[2] Austrian Pakistani social worker Begum Viqar un Nisa Noon, wife of the then-governor of East Pakistan, Firoz Khan Noon, was impressed when she visited in 1950. With her support the school moved to its current Baily Road location, where it was renamed in her honour.

It expanded very soon to a high school and, in 1956, prepared students for the Senior Cambridge Examination.[3]

In 1978, it started a college section with higher secondary courses.[4]

Campuses

The main campus in Bailey Road covers about 6 acres of land. With growing admissions, the school eventually introduced multiple sections, afternoon shifts, and three branch campuses in Dhaka at Dhanmondi, Azimpur, and Bashundhara.[3] Dhanmondi address: House no.6, Road no.8, Dhanmondi R/A, Dhaka-1205. Bashundhara address: Road no.8, 181/F,Bashundhara R/A, Dhaka.

Curriculum

There are English version and Bengali-medium courses of study in three programmes: humanities(only Bengali - medium), science(both English version and Bengali - medium), and commerce(both English version and Bengali - medium). As of 2012, the school had 650 teachers.[3] Enrollment is approximately 24,000. Only girls are admitted.[5] The college section admits students from all branches of the school and from other areas of Bangladesh.

Extracurricular activities
Students after SSC examination result in 2017
  • Earth Club
  • Anime Club
  • Arts And Crafts Club
  • Debate Club
  • English Language Club
  • Environment Club
  • Photography Club
  • Science Club
  • Sports Club
  • Dance club
  • Graphics club
  • Astronomy Club

Awards and recognition

The college took the first place in the combined merit list of the Higher Secondary Certificate examinations seven times between 1994 and 2006. The school also received the International Star for Quality Convention (ISAQ) Award for its contribution to leadership development and excellence by providing quality education.[6]

See also

References
  1. Principal Message VNSC
  2. "1st reunion of Viqarunnisa Noon School and College in 63 years". bdnews24.com. 26 December 2015. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
  3. Begum, Rokeya Akhter (2012). "Viquarunnesa Noon School and College". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  4. "Viqarunnisa Noon College silver jubilee". The Daily Star. 19 July 2003. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
  5. "Welcome to Viqarunnisa Noon School & College". Viqarunnisa Noon School & College. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
  6. http://www.newstoday.com.bd/index.php?option=details&news_id=2384212&date=2014-07-17
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