Bangladesh International School and College

Bangladesh International School and College, formerly Bangladesh International School, is a private school located in New DOHS, Mohakhali, Dhaka, Bangladesh. It is managed by the Bangladesh Army Station Headquarters, Dhaka Cantonment, Dhaka. The school was established in 1995 to provide high quality educational services in English.

Bangladesh International School and College
Location
Dhaka

Bangladesh
Coordinates23.7813°N 90.3944°E / 23.7813; 90.3944
Information
TypeInternational/National
Established14 March 1995 (1995-03-14)
PrincipalBrig Gen Md Rafiqul Islam (retd.)[1]
GradesNursery to Class XII
Enrollment1,950[2]
Websitebisc.com.bd

As of 2023, the chairman of the governing body is Brigadier General S M Zia-Ul-Azim,[3] and the chief patron is Major General Md. Zahirul Islam.[4]

History

The school was established on 14 March 1995 as the Bangladesh International School.[2]

The first H.S.C national curriculum batch of students started in 2011 with 15 students. The batch was inaugurated on 17 September 2011 and the school was renamed Bangladesh International School and College.

Academic year and curriculum

International curriculum

Students in this curriculum are prepared for O level and A level exams.[2]

National curriculum

The school started the national curriculum in 2006 (English version). In this curriculum the students are prepared for the Secondary School Certificate and Higher Secondary Certificate examinations.[2] The students used to sit the PECE exam at Class 5 and JSC at Class 8, but now according to the new curriculum they don't have to.[5] The students follow the textbooks, translated in English, of and published by National Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education in Bangladesh.[6]

See also

References
  1. "Principal". Bangladesh International School and College.
  2. "History of BISC". Bangladesh International School and College. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
  3. "Chairman". Bangladesh International School and College.
  4. "Chief Patron". Bangladesh International School and College.
  5. "Government suspends PEC exams after scrapping JSC tests". bdnews24.com. 6 June 2022. Archived from the original on 19 January 2023.
  6. "Revised syllabuses for SSC, HSC published". Dhaka Tribune. 2021-02-05. Retrieved 2021-03-19.
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