Chittagong Government High School
Chittagong Government High School is a public secondary school in Chawkbazar Thana of Chittagong, Bangladesh.
History
It was established in 1906 as Chittagong Modern English School. It was converted into a government school in 1917. In 1963, the school's name was again changed to Chittagong Junior Government High School. The school was given its current name in 1977.Results
Students of Chittagong Government High School take part in three public examinations: Secondary School Certificate Examination-SSC, Junior School Certificate Examination-JSC Primary School Certificate Examination-PSC. This school is considered to be the 3rd best school in the annual SSC exam.Extra-curricular activities
These include inter-school debate championships, recitation contests, inter-school cricket tournaments, inter-school football tournaments, Math Olympiad, Science Olympiad, Physics Olympiad, Chemistry Olympiad, Biology Olympiad, Astronomy Olympiad, Astrophysics Olympiad and science fair.Chittagong Government High School is one of the best schools in debating in Chittagong District. It has become champion in the Drishty Inter School Debate Contest eight times: in 1993, 1994, 1995, 2002, 2008, 2009, 2014, and 2018.
Notable alumni
- Aftab Ahmed, international cricketer
- Subir Chowdhury, chairman and CEO of ASI Consulting Group, LLC, author, helped establish the first Center for Bangladesh Studies in the United States at the University of California, Berkeley
- Yasir Ali Chowdhury, Bangladeshi cricketer
- Niaz Ahmed Khan, 30th vice-chancellor of University of Dhaka
- Adil Hossain Noble, Bangladeshi model
- Minar Rahman, Bangladeshi singer, songwriter, composer, cartoonist