Mirpur Government High School

Mirpur Government High School মিরপুর সরকারি উচ্চ বিদ্যালয়
New Building of Mirpur Government High School
Location
Mirpur-1, Dhaka-1216 Bangladesh
Coordinates	23°47′58″N 90°21′08″E / 23.7994°N 90.3522°E / 23.7994; 90.3522Coordinates: 23°47′58″N 90°21′08″E / 23.7994°N 90.3522°E / 23.7994; 90.3522
Information
Type	Government
Established	1963 (1963)
Headmaster	Md. Insan Ali
Grades	Class 1 to 10
Number of students	1000
Campus size	115 Acres

Mirpur Government High School (Bengali: মিরপুর সরকারি উচ্চ বিদ্যালয়) is a secondary school in Mirpur Model Thana, Dhaka, Bangladesh.^[1]

History

The school was established as the Bengali Medium School (বেঙ্গলী মিডিয়াম স্কুল) during the East Pakistan era in 1963. Bengali Medium School was involved in the Bengali Language Movement, a key forerunner to the Bangladesh Liberation War.

The school came under government control under the Ershad regime, and was given its present name.

Academics

Mirpur Government High School is the only government high school in the greater Mirpur area. The school operates a double shift, with girls attending in the morning (7:00 AM to 12:00 noon) and boys in the afternoon (12:30 noon to 5:15 PM).

Campus

Mirpur Government High School stands on a 115-acre (47 ha) campus. It consists of one two-storey building constructed in 1963, a newer five-storey building, and a separate building housing a common room.

Headmaster

As of 2015, the headmaster is Apa.

Groups

There are three groups in this school. Namely- Science & Commerce.

Admissions and fees

In order to be admitted into this school one has to sit for examination. Since it is a government school, it follows all criteria given from the Board of Dhaka.^[2]

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