Rajshahi Collegiate School

Rajshahi Collegiate School (Bengali: রাজশাহী কলেজিয়েট স্কুল), a public school for boys located in Boalia Thana in the center of Rajshahi, which is a metropolitan city in northern Bangladesh,[1] is the oldest school in the country.[2]

Rajshahi Collegiate School
রাজশাহী কলেজিয়েট স্কুল
Location
Sonadighir More, Boalia,

Rajshahi

Bangladesh
Coordinates24.3657°N 88.5968°E / 24.3657; 88.5968
Information
Former namesBawlia English School (1828-1936), Rajshahi Zilla School (1836-1873)
TypePublic
MottoBengali: শিক্ষা, স্বাস্থ্য, প্রগতি
(Education, Health, Progress)
Established1828 (1828)
FounderLord William Bentinck
StatusActive
School boardBoard of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Rajshahi
SessionJanuary - December
School numberEIIN:126456
HeadmasterDr. Nurjahan Begum
Teaching staff47
GenderBoys
Number of studentsapproximately 1800
Classes3rd grade - 12th grade
Education systemSingle-sex education
LanguageBengali: বাংলা
ScheduleMorning Shift, Day Shift
Hours in school dayapproximately 4.5 hours
CampusUrban
Area0.9725 acres
Color(s)   

White(Shirt & Shoes);

Khaki (Pant); Red (Sweater)
AlumniRajshahi Collegiate School Alumni Association
Former pupil(s)Collegiateian(s)
Club(s)Rajshahi Collegiate School Debating Club (RCS DC)
Websitercs.edu.bd

History

Rajshahi Collegiate School was established in 1828.[3] The school was nationalised by the provincial government of Bengal and was converted into a Government Zilla (or District) School on 20 June 1836[4]

In 1873 the Zilla School was given the status of an Intermediate College, and F.A. courses were introduced into its curriculum. With further development this college was accorded "first-grade rank" in 1878, which meant that it could teach B.A. courses and be affiliated to the University of Calcutta. Later the college part got separated and named as Rajshahi College.

After completing MA in Philosophy from Presidency College, Kolkata in 1895, Khan Bahadur Ahsanullah went on to serve as the first Muslim headmaster of Rajshahi Collegiate School. He was active from 1904 to 1907.

Buildings and sites
Scout building, Photographed by Md. Sadman; seen in 2018
Rajshahi Collegaite School, Photographed by Md. Sadman; seen in 2018
Shaheed Minar, Photographed by Md. Sadman; seen in 2018

Rajshahi Collegiate School Debating Club

Rajshahi Collegiate School Debating Club was formed in 2008 and got officially recognised by the school authority on 4 April 2011.

Some achievements of Rajshahi Collegiate School Debating Club are:

  • Business Faculty Debate Forum Championship-2008 Champion
  • Business Faculty Debate Forum Championship-2009 Champion
  • Transparency International Bangladesh Championship-2009 Champion
  • Rajshahi Sangskritik Shangho Championship- 2009 Champion
  • Business Faculty Debate Forum Championship-2010 Champion
  • Bongobondhu Sangiskritik Jot runner up
  • Rajshahi Debate Federation DEBATE CHAMPIONSHIP CHAMPION (2011-2012),
  • Rajshahi Debate Federation-DEBATE CHAMPIONSHIP runner up 2013
  • Star Students Debating Club Independence Day Debate Tournament-2014 Champion
  • Somokal- Jatiya Bigyan Bitarka-2015 district champion
  • Laboratory School Debating Club Inter School Debate Tournament- 2016 Champion
  • BFDF-Prothom Alo Jatiya Bitarka Utsob 2019 Runner Up

Headmasters
  • Sri Sarda Prasad Basu (1836-1844)
  • Mr. Riz (1844-1852)
  • Sri Haragobinda Sen (1852-1864)
  • Sri Jadunath Mukherjee (1864-1870)
  • Sri Kalinath Dey (1870-1872)
  • Sri Govinda Chandra Maitra (1872-1873)
  • Sri Haragobinda Sen (1873-1879)
  • Sri Kalikumar Das (1879-1891)
  • Sri Loknath Chakraborty (1891-1892)
  • Sri Shashi Vushan Sen (1892-1898)
  • Sri Joy Gopal Dey (1898-1902)
  • Sri Rajendranath Banerjee (1902-1904)
  • Khan Bahadur Ahsanullah (1904-1907)
  • Sri Brajaballav Dutta (1907-1911)
  • Sri Avaycharan Das (1911-1913)
  • Sri Chintaharan Chakraborty (1913-1924)
  • Sri Dhirendranath Sen (1924-1926)
  • Sri Prasanya Kumar Dev (1926-1931)
  • Sri Bijay Chandra Sen (1931-1934)
  • Sri Satish Chandra Sen (1934-1939)
  • Sri Manimohan Sengupta (1940-1941)
  • Mohammad Asad Abdul Mahmud (1941-1944)
  • Mohammed Hidyatul Islam (1944-1946)
  • Sri Bijay Kumar Bhattacharya (1946-1947)
  • M. Khalil (1947-1951)
  • M.A. Latif (1951-1956)
  • A.K.M Hashem (1956-1958)
  • Abdul Jobbar Ahmed (1958-1959)
  • M. Imran Ali (1959-1966)
  • Mohammed Abdur Razzak (1966-1967)
  • Mohammed Khalilur Rahman (1967-1972)
  • Muhammad Izharul Haque (1972-1974)
  • Rashid Ahmed (1974-1978)
  • Mohammed Bahadur Ali Sarker (1978-1979)
  • Mohammed Izabul Haque (1980-1983)
  • Mohammed Ramzan Ali (1983-1987)
  • Dr. Muhammad Anowar Hossain (1988)
  • Mohammed Nawshad Ali (1988-1992)
  • Mrs. Rawshon Jahan (1992-1998)
  • Mohammed Entazur Rahman (1998-2000)
  • Mohammed Abul Kashem (2000-2002)
  • Mohammed Hafizur Rahman (2002-2004)
  • Mohammed Abul Kashem (2004-2006)
  • Mohammed Golam Hossain (2006-2007)
  • Dr. Nurjahan Begum (2007-to this day)

Notable alumni

[6]

References
  1. "180th founding anniversary of The Rajshahi Collegiate School". The Daily Star. UNB. 18 January 2009.
  2. "Rajshahi Collegiate School celebrates 190th founding anniversary". Financial Express. 27 January 2019.
  3. "The History of the First and Tradition Bearing Institution – Rajshahi Collegiate School".
  4. "190th anniv of Rajshahi Collegiate School begins". New Age. Rajshahi: ASM Shahidullah Khan. January 26, 2019. Retrieved April 18, 2023.
  5. "Exclusive! Ritwik Ghatak's Rajshahi ancestral house turned into cycle garage". ETimes. 24 December 2019.
  6. "Glorious 180th anniversary of Rajshahi Collegiate School". Start Campus. 8 February 2009.


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