Bangladesh International School(BISC), commonly known as BIS, is a private school located in New DOHS, Mohakhali

Mohakhali

Mohakhali is one of the busiest places in Dhaka, Bangladesh.Mohakhali is an important and busy area of Dhaka city. Many important offices and institutions are based in mohakhali. Mohakhali Bus terminal is one of the most important terminals of Dhaka city...

, Dhaka

Dhaka

Dhaka is the capital of Bangladesh and the principal city of Dhaka Division. Dhaka is a megacity and one of the major cities of South Asia. Located on the banks of the Buriganga River, Dhaka, along with its metropolitan area, had a population of over 15 million in 2010, making it the largest city...

, Bangladesh

Bangladesh

Bangladesh , officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh is a sovereign state located in South Asia. It is bordered by India on all sides except for a small border with Burma to the far southeast and by the Bay of Bengal to the south...

. It is managed by the Bangladesh Army

Bangladesh Army

The Bangladesh Army is the land forces branch and the largest of the three uniformed service of the Bangladesh Armed Forces. The primary mission of the Army is to provide necessary forces and capabilities in support of Bangladesh's security and defense strategies including defense of the nation's...

 Station Headquarters, Dhaka Cantonment, Dhaka. The school was established in 1995 to provide affordable and quality educational services in English. It targets pupils from Bangladesh armed forces, Bangladeshi civilians and foreign communities in Dhaka

Dhaka

Dhaka is the capital of Bangladesh and the principal city of Dhaka Division. Dhaka is a megacity and one of the major cities of South Asia. Located on the banks of the Buriganga River, Dhaka, along with its metropolitan area, had a population of over 15 million in 2010, making it the largest city...

 city, especially those living in the New DOHS, Dhaka Cantonment area and its periphery. However, a substantial proportion of its students are from civilian backgrounds.The present Principal of BIS is Col.Md.Anisur Rahman psc(retd)

Administration

The school is under the authority of the Governing Body, headed by the station commander,Brig. Gen. Tushar Kanti Chakma, of the Dhaka Cantonment, Dhaka. The Body is composed of prominent local citizens, guardian representatives, and the Principal. However, the Body itself is not democratically elected, but established by the Army Headquarters. The Body holds meetings to discuss the future of the school, and inspections to the school are made. During school hours, a member visits the school regularly.

The school employs nearly 100 teachers and around 50 staffs.

Academic year & Curriculum

The academic year starts from January and ends at December. Each year is divided into 3 terms, exams being held for all classes at the end of each term. Students promote from one class to next if they successfully pass the exams. All students from KG to Class 5 follow the same curriculum. After passing Class 4, they are offered a choice to follow either the International or National curriculum.

International curriculum

Students in this curriculum are prepared to sit for GCSE O Levels and A Levels exams. Subjects taught include Bengali, English, Mathematics, Computer Science, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Accounting, Economics and Commerce. Students select at least six subjects including the compulsory English, Bengali and Mathematics, and are allowed to sit for their O Levels after completing Class 9, but most prefer sitting for the exams after completing Class 10.

The school started A Levels courses in October 2010.The overall result in O Levels is far from satisfactory.

National curriculum

The school started the national curriculum in 2006. In this curriculum the students are prepared for giving the Secondary School Certificate

Secondary School Certificate

The Secondary School Certificate, also known as SSC, is a public examination taken by students in Bangladesh, Pakistan and in the states of Tamilnadu, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and Goa in India after successfully completing at least ten years of schooling. It is followed...

(S.S.C] examinations. The students of Class 5 and 8 give "somaponi porikha". The students follow the textbooks, translated in English, of and published by National Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education in Bangladesh

Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education -- Dhaka

Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Dhaka, an autonomous organization, mainly responsible for holding two public examinations and for providing recognition to the newly established non-government educational institutions and also for the supervision, control and developments of those...

. The first S.S.C batch of BIS passed their examinations in 2008.After the S.S.C exam of 2010,BIS was ranked in the top 20 schools of Bngladesh.The first H.S.C national curriculum batch of BIS Started in 2011 with 15 students.The Batch was inaugurated on the 17th of September 2011 and the school was renamed Bangladesh International School And College.which is a milestone in the history of bangladesh international school.

Houses

In March 2008 the school established four houses, each of which are named after historic Bengali

Bengali people

The Bengali people are an ethnic community native to the historic region of Bengal in South Asia. They speak Bengali , which is an Indo-Aryan language of the eastern Indian subcontinent, evolved from the Magadhi Prakrit and Sanskrit languages. In their native language, they are referred to as বাঙালী...

 figures and are assigned different colors to represent them. The students are required to wear colored shoulder badges to identify themselves according to their houses. The houses have their own prefects, and are planned to have permanent sports teams, which would then participate in inter-house sports competitions. The houses are:

• Dr.Muhammed Shahidullah House(Red)
• Dr.Md.Kudrat-e-Khuda House(Orange)
• Birshreshto Motiur Rahman House(Blue)
• Birshreshto Mohiuddin Jahangir House(Green)

Library and Laboratory

The 5th and topmost floor of the school is dedicated for the Library and Laboratories.

The Library houses textbooks, reference books, novels and archives of Army periodicals and daily English Newspapers. Students are allowed to spend their time in the library for studying when they are free. They may also borrow books from their.

Physics, Chemistry and Biology demonstrations are given in the laboratory beside the Library.

There is also a computer room for the students.
New Laboratories and classrooms for college section are going to be opened soon in a new multiplex college building situated beside
the main academic building.

Field

The school compound contains a large field beside its L-shaped building. A section of it is paved with concrete, allowing for basketball

Basketball

Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...

. The rest of the field is grassy, allowing space for sports, including cricket

Cricket

Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...

, handball

Team handball

Handball is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each pass a ball to throw it into the goal of the other team...

, football, volleyball

Volleyball

Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...

 and badminton

Badminton

Badminton is a racquet sport played by either two opposing players or two opposing pairs , who take positions on opposite halves of a rectangular court that is divided by a net. Players score points by striking a shuttlecock with their racquet so that it passes over the net and lands in their...

 to be played. The field is surrounded by foliage, mainly palm, mahogany

Mahogany

The name mahogany is used when referring to numerous varieties of dark-colored hardwood. It is a native American word originally used for the wood of the species Swietenia mahagoni, known as West Indian or Cuban mahogany....

, and mango

Mango

The mango is a fleshy stone fruit belonging to the genus Mangifera, consisting of numerous tropical fruiting trees in the flowering plant family Anacardiaceae. The mango is native to India from where it spread all over the world. It is also the most cultivated fruit of the tropical world. While...

trees.

Canteen & Bookstore

This school contains a canteen and bookstore. Fresh food is sold there to students, teachers and staff. Textbooks for all the classes are sold as well.

School Magazine

An annual magazine named "Precursor" is published by the School and copies of it are given to every student. It includes group photos of students, articles, poetry, drawings and other works submitted by students, teachers and staff, and reports and pictures of school events in the year of publication.

Extra curricular activities

Students at BIS are encouraged to participate in various extra curricular activities. Every year the following competitions are held at the school:

• English poetry competition
• Bangla poetry competition
• Debate competition
• Impromptu speech competition
• Qirat competition
• Music competition

Sports competitions are also held every year. Awards for all the competitions are given on an annual Proclamation Day.

Bangladesh International School & Collage

After the openning of college in the school,it changed its nme to Bangladesh International School & Collage or BISC on September 17,2011.With a Cultural Show on Saturday 17 the name was officialy changed with the presence of chairman of Board of Education,Dhaka.