Comilla Zilla School () is a public boys' school in

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, a city in

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. It is one of the oldest schools in the country. It was the only school in Comilla when established in 1837.It is the best school under Comilla Board.

History

The school is situated at the center of

town. It was established on 20 July 1837 by the

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Henry George Leicester and named Comilla Zilla School. later It was set up by the Government of

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for teaching English literature and science. At the beginning, there were 37 students only. The school was running under

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since 1857. Before that, the academic building of the school was expanded and more facilities were created to upgrade it as a full-fledged high school. The school covers about 5.69 acres of land. Administrative building of CZS

Current day

From the beginning of its establishment the school was running only in one shift. From 1991 two shifts has been introduced: morning and day. There are two sections in class five: Morning A and Day A. From Class Six to Eight, there are 6 sections in each class: Morning A,B,C, and Day A,B,C. Each section comprises a maximum of 60 students. For Class Nine and Ten, students are distributed into four sections following the same structure with a larger number of students in a class. About 2,000 students are studying in the school with 53 teachers and 20 administration staffs.

Facilities

The school has three academic buildings, one administration building and two hostels. There is a big field in the school area, as well as a

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. Other facilities include mosque, workshop, auditorium, canteen, shaheed minar, and library. The school has five laboratories and a computer lab.

Achievements

Among schools under the

Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Comilla The Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Cumilla is an autonomous organization that is responsible for holding public examinations Junior School Certificate (J.S.C.), Secondary School Certificate (S.S.C.), and Higher Secondary (School ...

, the school ranked first numerous times on

Secondary School Certificate Secondary School Certificate (SSC), Secondary School Leaving Certificate (SSLC) or Matriculation examination, is a public examination in Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Maldives and Nepal conducted by educational boards for the successful completi ...

(SSC) examination.

Notable alumni

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* AKM Azizul Haque, advisor to the Ministry of Agriculture. *

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Government *

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175 Years of Comilla Zilla School
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. *

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References

External links

* http://czs.edu.bd/ * https://www.czsspc.com/ {{Schools in Comilla Schools in Comilla District High schools in Bangladesh 1837 establishments in India Boys' schools in Bangladesh Educational institutions established in 1837