Noakhali Zilla School
| Noakhali Zilla School নোয়াখালি জিলা স্কুল | |
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Maijdee, Noakhali 3800 Bangladesh | |
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| Type | Government |
| Established | 1850 |
| Headmaster | Jamal Uddin Bhuiya |
| Faculty | 55 |
| Grades | 5 to 10 |
| Number of students | 1500 |
| Color(s) | White |
| Education Board | Comilla |
Noakhali Zilla School (Bengali: নোয়াখালি জিলা স্কুল) is a boy's high school located in the Maijdee town of Noakhali, Bangladesh. It is one of the oldest schools in the country. The school was established in 1850.[1]
Noakhali Zilla School has been a center of excellence for the students of Greater Noakhali districts for the last two centuries. Noakhali Zilla School is providing quality education for the students. It is one of the best ranked high schools in Noakhali and for decades the school has secured first place in scoring highest A+ among the schools of Noakhali district under Board of secondary education, Comilla. This school has the proud of building enormous number of successful professionals in home and abroad.
History
In 1850, Mr Jones, an officer from Ireland established the school privately in the old town of Noakhali district. After three years of its operation, it was renamed as RK High School. In 1920, the school premise was gone away into the riverbed. It was then shifted to Ghona of Mantiyar located in the east of Mahabbatpur in 1921. Again, it was washed away. The school was then shifted to RK Zubli school on 1 January 1923 and was renamed RK Zila School. In 1931, the school became once again a victim of river erosion and shifted to Bango School and relocated to present place in 1953. It was fully destroyed by striking of cyclone of 1958 and 1970 and then it was reconstructed.
Facilities
At present it has 3 large buildings, 2 resident hostels for students. There is a big field in the school arena. There are fifty five teachers and other facilities include big auditorium, canteen, shaheed minar, modern library and it provides modern equipments of lesson. The school has enriched science laboratories. Also the authority of the school organize morning assembly, annual sports and games, annual prize giving ceremony.
Sections
Initially the school conducted only one shift. Later two shifts were introduced: Morning and Day. Presently all the classes from 5 to 10 are running. There are four sections in each of the classes: A, B Morning shift and A, B Day shift.
Uniform
The uniform is a white shirt with white full pant and white shoes and black belt. The school monogram should contain on shirt's pocket.
Admission
Usually students are admitted in class 5 and 6. Admission can be considered in other classes if a vacancy is available or if someone is transferred from some other government school. The admission test is usually taken in the first week of January.
Extracurricular activities
- BNCC
- Scouting
- Red Crescent functions
- Games and sports (Cricket, Football, Badminton)
- Debating
- Science fair
- Cultural and Religious Programmes
- Study tour
Notable Alumni
Sergeant Zahurul Haq: was a sergeant of the Pakistan Air Force, killed in jail when he was under trial. Haq was one of the 35 persons accused in the Agartala conspiracy case officially called State vs Sheikh Mujibur Rahman & Others Case of 1968.
Muzaffar Ahmed: was a noted Bengali politician, journalist and communist activist, popularly known as "Kakababu".
A B M Musa: was a noted journalist. He had significant contributions to the fields of journalism during his nearly 64-year-old career. He covered the 1971 liberation war as a correspondent of BBC and Sunday Times. One of the founder members of National Press Club, he was elected its general secretary thrice and president for four times. ABM Musa was also a founder of Pakistan Journalists Union and elected general secretary of the then East Pakistan Journalists Union.
After the independence, he joined Bangladesh Television (BTV) as its director general and later became editor of the then Morning News. He got Ekushey Padak and many other awards for his outstanding contribution to journalism.
Sadat Hussain: Former Cabinet Secretary and Former Chairman of Bangladesh Public Service Commission.
References
- ↑ Lipi, Jahanara Akhter (2012). "Noakhali District". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
Coordinates: 22°51′51″N 91°05′51″E / 22.8641°N 91.0976°E