Rajshahi Collegiate School (Bengali: রাজশাহী কলেজিয়েট স্কুল), a public school for boys located in Boalia Thana in the center of Rajshahi, which is a metropolitan city in northern Bangladesh,[1] is the oldest school in the country.[2]
Rajshahi Collegiate School রাজশাহী কলেজিয়েট স্কুল | |
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Location | |
Sonadighir More, Boalia, | |
Coordinates | 24°21′57″N 88°35′48″E / 24.3657°N 88.5968°E |
Information | |
Former names | Bawlia English School (1828-1936), Rajshahi Zilla School (1836-1873) |
Type | Public |
Motto | Bengali: শিক্ষা, স্বাস্থ্য, প্রগতি (Education, Health, Progress) |
Established | 1828 |
Founder | Lord William Bentinck |
Status | Active |
School board | Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Rajshahi |
Session | January - December |
School number | EIIN:126456 |
Headmaster | Dr. Nurjahan Begum |
Teaching staff | 47 |
Gender | Boys |
Number of students | approximately 1800 |
Classes | 3rd grade - 12th grade |
Education system | Single-sex education |
Language | Bengali: বাংলা |
Schedule | Morning Shift, Day Shift |
Hours in school day | approximately 4.5 hours |
Campus | Urban |
Area | 0.9725 acres |
Color(s) |
White(Shirt & Shoes); Khaki (Pant); Red (Sweater) |
Alumni | Rajshahi Collegiate School Alumni Association |
Former pupil(s) | Collegiateian(s) |
Club(s) | Rajshahi Collegiate School Debating Club (RCS DC) |
Website | rcs |
Rajshahi Collegiate School is the oldest educational institution in Rajshahi city. Rajshahi Collegiate School was established in 1828.[3] The school was nationalised by the provincial government of Bengal and was converted into a Government Zilla (or District) School on 20 June 1836[4]
In 1873 the Zilla School was given the status of an Intermediate College, and F.A. courses were introduced into its curriculum. With further development this college was accorded "first-grade rank" in 1878, which meant that it could teach B.A. courses and be affiliated to the University of Calcutta. Later the college part got separated and named as Rajshahi College.
After completing MA in Philosophy from Presidency College, Kolkata in 1895, Khan Bahadur Ahsanullah went on to serve as the first Muslim headmaster of Rajshahi Collegiate School. He was active from 1904 to 1907.
Rajshahi Collegiate School Debating Club was formed in 2008 and got officially recognised by the school authority on 4 April 2011.
Some achievements of Rajshahi Collegiate School Debating Club are: