Batbunia Collegiate School (), formerly known as Batbunia High School, is one of the oldest secondary schools of the southern part of

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under

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. It was founded in 1965 by some of the influential persons of the locality.

Location

Batbunia Collegiate School is located by the river Dhaki, on the north side of the Batbunia-Chalna main road. It is about half a kilometer away from Batbunia bazar.

History

In August 2016, a digital classroom equipped with 17 laptops was installed at the school.

Administration

The school is governed by a managing committee. Most of the members of the managing committee are elected by the vote of guardians and the secretary is selected by the elected members. The committee includes the school headmaster and assistant headmaster.

Academics

Batbunia Collegiate School offers secondary education from class 6 to class 10 in

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medium under the

National Curriculum A national curriculum is a common programme of study in schools that is designed to ensure nationwide uniformity of content and standards in education. It is usually legislated by the national government, possibly in consultation with state or othe ...

. Students take part in

Junior School Certificate The Junior School Certificate (JSC) was a public examination taken by students in Bangladesh after successful completion of eight years of schooling. It was introduced in 2010. It is followed by the Secondary School Certificate (SSC). Before the ...

(JSC) and

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(SSC) examinations from the school. The institution provides education in science, business studies and humanities at secondary level (class 9 and 10).

Festivals

Batbunia Collegiate School celebrates social and religious festivals like

Pohela Boishakh Pohela Boishakh () is the Bengali New Year celebrated by the Bengalis, Bengali people worldwide and as a holiday on 14 April in Bangladesh and 15 April or 14 April (leap year) in the Indian states of West Bengal, Tripura, Jharkhand and Assam ( ...

Durga Puja Durga Puja (ISO 15919, ISO: , ), also known as Durgotsava or Shaaradotsava, is an annual festival originating in the Indian subcontinent which pays homage to the Hinduism, Hindu goddess Durga, and is also celebrated because of Durga's victo ...

and

Saraswati Puja Vasant Panchami , also rendered Vasanta Panchami and Saraswati Puja in honour of the Hindu goddess Saraswati, is a festival that marks the preparation for the arrival of spring. The festival is celebrated in Indian religions in different ways ...

where people of the entire locality participate. Specially Durga puja is celebrated extendedly in the school for years which has now become a tradition.

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