SOS Hermann Gmeiner College (also known as HGC) is a higher secondary college in Mirpur 13

Mirpur Thana

Mirpur is a thana of Dhaka city, Bangladesh. It is bounded by Pallabi Thana to the north, Mohammadpur Thana to the south, Kafrul to the east - to the west it is bounded by Savar Upazila.-Geography:Mirpur is located at...

, 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...

. SOS Hermann Gmeiner College Dhaka is an education projects of SOS Children's Villages

SOS Children's Villages

SOS Children's Villages is an independent, non-governmental international development organisation which has been working to meet the needs and protect the interests and rights of children since 1949. It was founded by Hermann Gmeiner in Imst, Austria...

 in Bangladesh. SOS Children's Villages is active in 132 countries and territories worldwide. This international work is brought together by the umbrella organisation SOS-Kinderdorf International, which unites the autonomous national associations.

History

The college was founded by Hermann Gmeiner

Hermann Gmeiner

Hermann Gmeiner was an Austrian philanthropist and the founder of SOS Children's Villages.- Life :...

 on 19 January 1986. Gmeiner was an Austrian philanthropist and the founder of SOS Children's Villages. Since its inception it has been striving for academic excellence as well as extra-curricular development of the students.

Academic performance

SOS Hermann Gmeiner College provides secondary and higher secondary education. It is one of the top-ranked education institutions in the country. In the recent years, HGC students have done exceptionally well in SSC

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...

 and HSC

Higher Secondary (School) Certificate

The Higher Secondary Certificate, also known as HSC, is a public examination taken by students in Bangladesh, Pakistan and in the states of Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Punjab, Maharashtra and Goa in India after successfully completing at least twelve years of schooling, that is two years...

examinations.

Academic building

The architects of the main academic building were Nahas Ahmed Khalil and Raziul Ahsan.

Uniform

All students have to wear college uniform as designed and directed by the college authority. There are two different uniforms for two seasons: summer (April–September) and winter (October–March). There is a special dress for sports day (once a week).

The uniforms consist the following:

Season/gender	Summer	Winter	Sports day
Boys	White half sleeve shirt, ash grey trouser, black leather belt, black shoes.	White full sleeve shirt, maroon trouser, black leather belt, black shoes, maroon necktie.	White half sleeve shirt, white trouser, black leather belt, white keds.
Girls	Ash grey frock, white payama, white orna, black shoes.	Maroon frock, white pajama & white orna, black shoes.	White frock, white pajama & white orna, white keds.

External links

• sos-hgcdhaka.net/ - Official website, HGC.