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BAF Shaheen College Dhaka | |
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Location | |
Dhaka Cantonment Dhaka, 1206, Bangladesh | |
Coordinates | 23°46′37.5″N 90°23′27.5″E / 23.777083°N 90.390972°ECoordinates: 23°46′37.5″N 90°23′27.5″E / 23.777083°N 90.390972°E |
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Motto | "শিক্ষা-সংযম-শৃঙ্খলা” (Education-Patience-Discipline) |
Established | 1960 |
Founded | 1 March 1960 |
Opened | 1960 |
Founder | Bangladesh Air Force |
Authority | Board of Governors, B A F Shaheen College Dhaka |
School code | 1052 |
Grades | KG-12 |
Gender | Co-educational |
Age range | 06-18 |
Campus | Dhaka Cantonment, Dhaka 1206 |
Campus type | urban |
Houses | 4 1. Isha Kha House 2. Titumir House 3. Shere Bangla House 4. Nazrul House |
Colour(s) | Houses: Isha Kha House Titumir House Shere Bangla House Nazrul House
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Sports | Football, cricket, basketball, volleyball, table tennis, badminton, handball, hockey |
Publication | Abahon(আবাহন) |
Affiliation | Ministry of Education (Bangladesh) |
Board | Dhaka Education Board |
Web Admin | Monir Ahmed |
Website | bafsd.edu.bd |
BAF Shaheen College Dhaka[1] (Bengali language: বিএএফ শাহীন কলেজ ঢাকা ) also known as Dhaka Shaheen or BAFSD is a co-educational Bangladeshi school & college (grade KG-XII) situated in Dhaka Cantonment.
Overview[]
The college was established on 1 March 1960 as Shaheen School (English Medium). Bangla medium was introduced from 1967, in parallel with English medium. Shaheen High School was renamed as B A F Shaheen College Dhaka for opening intermediate level from 1977. Degree pass courses were opened in 1990. Since then the college has been functioning as a degree college. The college has classes from KG to H.S.C as per the regulations of DG, Secondary and Higher Education, Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education (BISE), Dhaka.
The college is co-educational. There are about 6000 students and 165 teaching staff. An English Medium curriculum has been introduced in one section each of the classes from KG to hsc from 2006 as per NCTB, along with the existing Bangla Curriculum.
The college is renowned & well reputed for its standard of education and discipline. Existing number of students and teaching staff are about 4500 and 125 respectively. English Medium Curriculum has been introduced in one section each of the classes from KG to V from the academic session 2006 as per NCTB along with the existing Bangla Medium.[2]
Faculty[]
There are three parts to the institution (Bangla and English version)
- Primary Section (KG to Class V)
- Junior Secondary and Secondary (Class VI to X)
- College (Class XI and XII)
Programmes[]
The Bangla Medium School awards the nationally recognised Secondary School Certification (comparable to year 10 graduation). Similarly the College Section awards the Higher Secondary Certification (comparable to year 12 graduation).
Student clubs[]
- BAF Shaheen College Dhaka Photography Club
- BAF Shaheen College Dhaka Science Club
- BAF Shaheen College Dhaka Green Thumbs
- BAF Shaheen College Dhaka Business Club
- BAF Shaheen College Dhaka Information Technology Club
- BAF Shaheen College Dhaka Debating Club
- BAF Shaheen College Dhaka Quiz Club
- BAF Shaheen College Dhaka Mountaineering Club
- BAF Shaheen College Dhaka Writers' Club
- BAF Shaheen College Dhaka Cultural Club
Gallery[]
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External links[]
The original article can be found at B A F Shaheen College Dhaka and the edit history here.