Willes Little Flower School and College is one of the three first English medium school in
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Dhaka ( or ; , ), List of renamed places in Bangladesh, formerly known as Dacca, is the capital city, capital and list of cities and towns in Bangladesh, largest city of Bangladesh. It is one of the list of largest cities, largest and list o ...
and was established in 1956 by philanthropist
Josephine Willes. The school follows the English version under
Directorate of Secondary and Higher Education
The Directorate of Secondary and Higher Education () is a Bangladesh government directorate under the Ministry of Education responsible for improving education standards and access to education. The director general is Professor Dr. Muhammad Aza ...
.The school also provides classes under
Pearson Edexcel
Edexcel (also known since 2013 as Pearson Edexcel) is a British multinational education and examination body formed in 1996 and wholly owned by Pearson plc since 2005. It is the only privately owned examination board in the United Kingdom. It ...
for students who will sit for A-levels. The school also has a Bangla medium sections.
History
Ms Josephine Willes, Founded the school on her own paternal house. There used to be a 2 story white building, where there is the Shaheed Minar currently.
Facilities
There Are 119 Rooms, in the school building and 32 in the college building. There are two teacher's rooms, one for BM and EV teachers and the other for EM teachers. There is a library alongside a giant Auditoriam. There is also a two storied Office Building. There is a Guardian Shade. The school Used to have 4 gates but one of them was closed to build the guardian shade and the gate was replaced by a door which leads to the guardian shade. There is an ICT Lab, a Physics Lab and a Chemistry Lab. There Are also many clubs, Willes Literature Club, Willes Cultural Club, Willes Photography Club, Willes Science Club, Willes Debate Club, Willes English Club. There are also 4 Volunteer organizations, Scout, Red-Cresent, BNCC and Girls Guide
Location
The school is located in the Kakrail area of
Dhaka
Dhaka ( or ; , ), List of renamed places in Bangladesh, formerly known as Dacca, is the capital city, capital and list of cities and towns in Bangladesh, largest city of Bangladesh. It is one of the list of largest cities, largest and list o ...
city. Address is 85, Kakrail, Dhaka, 1000.
References
External links
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Willes Little Flower School(Official Website)
Schools in Dhaka District
1956 establishments in East Pakistan