Sherpur Government Victoria Academy is a boys'

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Sherpur Sadar Upazila Sherpur Sadar ( bn, শেরপুর সদর) is an upazila of Sherpur District in the Division of Mymensingh, Bangladesh. Demographics As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Sherpur Sadar has a population of 381,419. Males constitute 51.58% of ...

Sherpur District Sherpur district ( bn, শেরপুর জেলা, ''Sherpur Jela'' also ''Sherpur Zila'') is a district in Northern Bangladesh. It is a part of Mymensingh Division. Sherpur district was a sub-division of Jamalpur District before 1984. It was ...

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, founded in 1887.

History

The school was founded on 1 April 1887 in honor of the 25th anniversary of the coronation of

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. At the time it was called Sherpur Victoria Memorial Academy. Until 1960 (after the

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in 1947), the school was run under the authority of the

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. In 1981 it was nationalised and renamed Sherpur Government Victoria Academy. The School has already passed its 125-year anniversary. On 30–31 January 2013 the "125 Year Anniversary" was celebrated by the former and current students. Advocate Abdul Hamid (Speaker of parliament) was present.

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