Viqarunnisa Noon School and College

Viqarunnisa Noon School and College
Address
1/A New Bailey Road, Dhaka 1000
Dhaka
 Bangladesh
Information
Type Private school
Motto Light Through Learning
Established 1952
Principal Mosammat Sufia Khatun
Faculty 2
Grades 1-12
Campus Nearly 10 acres and new campuses have been made in Bailey Road, Dhanmondi, Ajimpur and Boshundhara
Color(s)      White and      sky blue
Accreditation Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Dhaka
Yearbook Noon Probaho

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 the Austrian Pakistani social worker, Viqar un Nisa Noon.

History

The school began as Ramna Preparatory School in 1947.[1] 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 Senior Cambridge Examination.[2]

In 1978, it started a college section with higher secondary courses.[3]

Campuses

The main campus in Bailey Road covers about 6 acres of land. With new admissions, the school gradually introduced multiple sections, afternoon shifts, and three branch campuses in Dhaka at Dhanmondi, Azimpur, and Basundhara.[2]

Curriculum

There are English- and Bengali-medium courses of study in three programmes: humanities, science, and commerce. As of 2012, the school had 405 teachers.[2] Enrollment is approximately 25,000. Only girls are admitted.[4] The college section admits students from all branches of the school and from other areas of Bangladesh.

Extracurricular activities

Students actively participate in cultural programmes, debates and sports. The school arranges cultural programs where students can show their talent, such as Pohela Boishakh, International Mother Language Day, etc. Beside these, students participate in parades and displays held in national stadium on Independence Day. Clubs arrange collaborative events where students of other schools and colleges can take part. It helps students to make new friends and show their potential.[2]

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.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "1st reunion of Viqarunnisa Noon School and College in 63 years". bdnews24.com. 26 December 2015. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Begum, Rokeya Akhter (2012). "Viquarunnesa Noon School and College". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  3. ↑ "Viqarunnisa Noon College silver jubilee". The Daily Star. 19 July 2003. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
  4. ↑ "Welcome to Viqarunnisa Noon School & College". Viqarunnisa Noon School & College. Retrieved 2 February 2016.

External links

Coordinates: 23°44′33″N 90°24′26″E / 23.7425°N 90.4071°E / 23.7425; 90.4071

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