Magura Govt. High School
Magura Govt. High School (Bengali: মাগুরা সরকারি উচ্চ বিদ্যালয়, Bengali pronunciation: [maɡura ʃɔrkari utʃːo bidːalɔe̯], informally known as Magura Boys' School) is a governmental educational institution in Magura, Bangladesh. It was established in 1854 at Shibrampur in Magura, where it remained for 22 years. It moved to its present location in 1981. It was founded by Jogendranath Sinha.
| Magura Govt. High School | |
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| Address | |
  Magura Govt. High School Location of school in Bangladesh | |
Magura-Jhenaidaha Highway Dauladia-Faridpur-Magura-Jhenaidaha-Jessore-Khulna-Mongla Road , 7600 Bangladesh | |
| Coordinates | 23°29′11″N 89°24′54″E |
| Information | |
| Other name | Magura Model School |
| Former names | Shibrampur Minor School (1830s-1860) Magura High English School (1860-1960s) Magura Model High School (1960s-1970) |
| Type | Governmental |
| Motto | Bengali: জ্ঞানই শক্তি (Knowledge is power) |
| Established | 1854 |
| Founder | Jogendranath Sinha |
| Status | Open |
| School board | Jessore |
| Headteacher | Md. Ziaur Rahman |
| Staff | 8 |
| Teaching staff | 35 (2019) |
| Gender | Male |
| Capacity | 1,200 |
| Classes | 5 |
| Language | Bengali |
| Schedule | 7 AM - 12 noon (morning) 12:15 PM - 5:25 PM (day) |
| Hours in school day | 5 hours (morning) 5 hours 10 minutes (day) |
| Classrooms | 16 |
| Campus size | 5.3 hectares (13 acres) |
| Campus type | Suburban |
| Sports | Cricket, football, chess |
| Yearbook | Unmesh |
| School fees | BDT 125 (Class Six) BDT 127 (Class Seven & Eight) BDT 130 (Class Nine & Ten) |
| Website | maguragovthighschool |
The school has about 1200 students. It is a boys' school. The first headteacher was the founder Sinha himself. The current headteacher as of 2019 is Md. Ziaur Rahman, who replaced the previous headteacher, Md. Jahangir Alam, in July 2019 year.
The students of this school generally take part in Junior School Certificate (JSC) exam in Class Eight and Secondary School Certificate (SSC) exam in Class Ten.
Location
This high school is located on the west of Magura-Jhenaidaha Highway and the north of Dauladia-Faridpur-Magura-Jhenaidaha-Jessore-Khulna-Mongla Road (23°29′11″N 89°24′54″E) in Magura.
History
The school was established in 1830s at the initiative of some members of the local elite at Shibrampur village, two km west of Magura town. In 1854, the school was shifted to a small house at the heart of the town. The University of Calcutta recognised it as a high English school in 1860. The school building was damaged by a fire in 1876, when its headmaster Jogendranath Sinha and Sub-Divisional Officer Kaliprasanna Singh mobilised support for its rehabilitation in a new place and construction of a new brick building for it. On 1 August 1981, the school was finally shifted to its present site and its old building was transferred to Magura Women's College. With changes of place, the school got changed names in different times. The name Magura High English School was changed to Magura Model High School in the 1960s and in 1970, it became Magura Government High School.
Structure
At present, the school has a total land area of 4.37 hectares (10.8 acres). It has a large L-shaped building of 0.81 hectares (2.0 acres) and residence of its headteacher of 0.2 hectares (0.49 acres). The main school building has 16 classrooms, 3 office rooms, 2 laboratories and one library. Now the number of students and teachers are about 1200 and 35 respectively. The school has a big playground of 0.81 hectares (2.0 acres), a mosque and a pond.
Curricular activities
Currently the number of students is about 1200 and the number of teachers is 35 in the school. From classes six to ten, there are a total of eleven sections.
Extracurricular activities
The school has acquired reputation taking part in sports, especially cricket, football, chess, debate, science fair, cultural competitions, red crescent, scouts, BNCC programs.[1] The school also publishes a regular yearbook named Unmesh.
References
- মাগুরার আই-জেন বিজয়ী মাগুরা সরকারি উচ্চ বালক বিদ্যালয় [The winner of Magura I-Gen is Magura Govt. Boys High School]. Magura News (in Bengali). 2015-07-10. Retrieved 2018-01-29.