Batbunia Collegiate School ( bn, বটবুনিয়া কলেজিয়েট স্কুল), formerly known as Batbunia High School, is one of the oldest secondary schools of the southern part of Khulna district 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 headmaster and the assistant headmaster of the school

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 Federated stat ...

. Students take part in

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

(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 ( bn, পহেলা বৈশাখ) is the first day of the Bengali calendar which is also the official calendar of Bangladesh. This festival is celebrated on 14 April in Bangladesh and 15 April in the Indian states of We ...

Durga Puja Durga Puja ( bn, দুর্গা পূজা), also known as Durgotsava or Sharodotsava, is an annual Hindu festival originating in the Indian subcontinent which reveres and pays homage to the Hindu goddess Durga and is also celebrated ...

and

Saraswati Puja Vasant Panchami, also called Saraswati Puja in honor 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 depending on the region. ...

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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