Adamjee Cantonment Public School ( bn, আদমজী ক্যান্টনমেন্ট পাবলিক স্কুল) is a school in
Dhaka Cantonment
Dhaka Cantonment ( bn, ঢাকা সেনানিবাস) is a cantonment located in the northern part of Dhaka, Bangladesh. The headquarters of the Bangladesh Army, and Bangladesh Air Force, Air Force are situated within the cantonment w ...
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Dhaka
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Bangladesh
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. It is managed by
Bangladesh Army
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History
Adamjee Cantonment Public School was established in 1960. At that time it followed the curriculum of British Public School and offered education in only six classes, from class four to nine. Mr. Dolman, a British educationist, was the first principle of the school. Subsequently, with further expansion of the institution, it was converted into a college and was named as
Adamjee Cantonment College
Adamjee Cantonment Public School and College ( bn, আদমজী ক্যান্টনমেন্ট পাব্লিক স্কুল এন্ড কলেজ) is an Junior college, intermediate college in Dhaka Cantonment, Dhaka, Ban ...
. In 1995 the school section was totally bifurcated and shifted to its present location and its original name "Adamjee Cantonment Public School" was reinstated.
Location and infrastructure
The school is located in the heart of
Dhaka Cantonment
Dhaka Cantonment ( bn, ঢাকা সেনানিবাস) is a cantonment located in the northern part of Dhaka, Bangladesh. The headquarters of the Bangladesh Army, and Bangladesh Air Force, Air Force are situated within the cantonment w ...
, on 5.00 acres of land. The school is housed in two buildings: six storied and five storied.
Academics
At present it is a two-shift school with about 7,500 students. The Day shift which was discontinued, has been reintroduced from 2013. This school consists of Bangla and English Version.
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Schools in Bangladesh