Bangladesh International School, Dammam

The Bangladesh International School Dammam is an international school and a Cambridge affiliate school that is located in Dammam, Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia.

Bangladesh International School Dammam
বাংলাদেশ আন্তর্জাতিক বিদ্যালয়,দাম্মাম
Front image of BISD (Boys Gate)
Address
Bangladesh International School Dammam
2489 Ghirnatah, 6376 Muath Bin Muslim, Ad-Dammam 32242

Dammam
,
Ash Sharqīyah

Saudi Arabia
Coordinates26.4223°N 50.0868°E / 26.4223; 50.0868
Information
Other nameBISD
TypeInternational
MottoEnter to learn, leave to lead
Established1 January 1987 (1987-01-01)
FounderH. E. Hedayet Ahmed
StatusOperating
School boardList below
ChairmanMohammed Zaid Ibna Ahad
PrincipalRajjool Monsoom
Vice PrincipalM.M.M Nawfal
Teaching staff84
GenderCoeducational
Age4 to 18
Medium of languageEnglish
ScheduleJuly to June
Hours in school day6 hours
School color(s)         White and Navy blue
Web Portalcampus.bis.meshilogic.in
Websitebisdammam.com

Online Campus web site
Last updated: March 31, 2020

Establishment

The school was established on January 1, 1987. H. E. Hedayet Ahmed, then Ambassador of Bangladesh, proposed the school as a part of the education and cultural wing of the Bangladesh Embassy in Saudi Arabia. The school is run by a school management committee, which is elected by school parents. Mohammad Zaid Ibna Ahad is the current chairman of the committee, while the principal is Rajjool Monsoom and the vice principal is M.M.M. Nawfal. The school has nearly 1,400 students from Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Pakistan, Sudan and other countries.

The school has two sections:

  • The school section - Grade KG to Grade X
  • The college section - Grade XI to Grade XII

Curriculum

BISD follows the University of Cambridge Local Examination Syndicate for its course structure. Students appear for their 'IGCSE' level examination after completing Grade X, and their 'AS & A' level examination after completing Grade XI and XII, respectively. Both of the examinations take place with the supervision of the British Council in the Eastern Province. The school has 33 male teachers and 51 female teachers who come from countries like Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and Nigeria. The main language of the school is English but Bengali and Arabic are also taught as compulsory subjects till grade 8. [1]

Board of Directors
Board of Directors[2]
Name Portfolio
Mohammad Shah Alam Chairman
Molla Ekhlasur Rahman Director, Academic
Mohammed Asadul Islam Director, Admin and Academic
Zahirul Islam Director, Admin and Finance
Mohammed Bozlur Rahman Director, Finance
Rajjool Monsoom Principal & Member Secretary

Online campus
The new website

The school executives developed a web portal to help the students get lecture notes, worksheets, and other necessary materials. It is also possible to see the examination marks and the report cards of the students. The system is managed by the system's admin, Mr. Imran. The web portal was published along with the new website in 2016.[3]

COVID-19

Online classes

Due to the COVID-19 and school closures across Saudi Arabia, the school had to introduce new learning measures from March 9, 2020, which included online classes using Zoom, WhatsApp, and Google Classroom.

Exams

Due to COVID-19, the 2nd midterm assessment had to be taken via WhatsApp. Also, the 2nd Term finals had to be taken via Google Forms in MCQ type questions.

Examinations

The academic year of BISD starts in the month of July in one year and ends in the month June of the following year, with each academic year split into two terms. The students take two major examinations each year, at the conclusion of each term, as well as two mid-term examinations. Results are given both as written report cards and on the school's web portal. [4]

Scouting

Scouting was started in the school on 17 October 2016 and is led by:

  • Md. Shafiqul Islam (Boys and Girls Scout Master/ HoD, Chemistry)
  • Raffat Fatima (Assistant Scout Master/ Co-ordinator, KG Section)

Toastmasters International
Omar Farook making a speech at the school to mark the inaugural Gavel Clubs meeting

The school introduced Toastmasters International and Gavel Clubs on 7 February 2015.

Hosting of Cambridge International Examinations

Bangladesh International School Dammam has been hosting IGCSE and AS/A Level Cambridge International Examinations and has been a Cambridge Affiliate school since 2015. It is an official IELTS test and training center and also hosts Cambridge primary and upper secondary checkpoint exams.[5]

Achievements

Inter-school achievements

In 2016, BISD participated in the Interschool Speech Competition along with Inspire Academy, Manarat, and other Dammam-based schools. BISD took second placed, which was secured by a Grade IX pupil.[6]

IGCSE exams

At the 2006 British Council annual awards ceremony, Muhammad Ehsanul Hoque was honored for achieving first place in mathematics and economics at A Level. Akil Muhammad Habibullah was ranked first in chemistry at O Level.[7]

At the graduation ceremony in May 2007, Arab News announced in 2006 the school had a 100 percent success rate for students in their final examinations.[8]

In 2011, Fahim Abdullah, who had been a pupil at the school since 2000, got top marks in the IGCSE and GCE A Levels and received three awards: Top in the World in Additional Mathematics and Mathematics (without coursework), and Top in Dammam in Physics in International General Certificate of Secondary Education examination.[9]

Maleeha Choudhury, who had been a pupil since 1998, also achieved Best Across Four Cambridge A Levels, and Top in Saudi Arabia in Chemistry. She is currently a student of Medicine at Batterjee Medical College in Jeddah.[10]

In 2018, Abdullah bin Joynal, got Top in the world for General Mathematics in IGCSE. As a result, he received a free scholarship from the school.[11]

gollark: I mean, "put in too much cooling" doesn't really make the problem of "how do I put in enough cooling" easier.
gollark: How do you actually design anything efficient for the stupidly hot fuels?
gollark: I've only been doing serious reactor design for a few hours, but I dislike this.
gollark: This is ridiculous.
gollark: *runs reactor on TBU oxide for MAXIMUM SAFETY*

References
  1. "Curriculum".
  2. "Bangladesh International School - Dammam". bisdammam.com. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
  3. "Online Campus".
  4. "Exams".
  5. "IGCSE Exams".
  6. "Bangladesh International School - Dammam". bisdammam.com. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  7. "British Council Honors Top Achievers", K S Ramkumar, Arab News, 8 December 2006
  8. "School Holds Graduation Ceremony", Mohammed Rasooldeen, Arab News, 14 May 2007
  9. "BISD students get accolade for excelling in Cambridge exams" Archived 31 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine, Abdul Aziz Mir, Saudi Gazette, 9 April 2012
  10. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 31 December 2013. Retrieved 30 December 2013.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  11. مشرف. "Eighteen students in Saudi Arabia top the world in Cambridge exams | ArabWeeks". Retrieved 28 April 2020.
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