Bangladesh International School, Dammam
| Bangladesh International School Dammam | |
|---|---|
বাংলাদেশ আন্তর্জাতিক বিদ্যালয়,দাম্মাম | |
Front image of BISD (boys gate) | |
| Location | |
EDJA6376 Muath Bin Muslim St., Ghirnatah District, Dammam 32243 Saudi Arabia | |
| Coordinates | 26°25′20″N 50°05′12″E / 26.4223°N 50.0868°E |
| Information | |
| Other name | BISD BIS Dammam |
| Type | International |
| Motto | Enter to learn, leave to lead |
| Established | 1 February 1987 |
| Founder | H. E. Hedayet Ahmed |
| Status | Operating |
| School board | List below |
| Principal | G.M Nizam Uddin |
| Teaching staff | 80+ |
| Gender | Coeducational (kindergarten) Gender segregated (1st to 12th grade) |
| Age | 4 to 18 |
| Language | English |
| Schedule | July to June |
| Hours in school day | 6 hours |
| Colors | White and navy blue |
| Web Portal | onlinecampus |
| Website | bisdammam |
| Last updated: 20 October 2024 | |
Bangladesh International School Dammam is an English medium embassy school in Dammam, Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia.
Establishment
The school was established on 1 February 1987 by H. E. Hedayet Ahmed, the then Ambassador of Bangladesh to Saudi Arabia, who proposed it as part of the education and cultural wing of the Bangladesh Embassy in Saudi Arabia. The school has nearly 1,400 students from Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Pakistan, Sudan, and Yemen among other countries. The school is run by a management committee elected by the attendees' parents.
The school has two sections:
- The school section – kindergarten to 10th grade
- The college section – 11th grade to 12th grade
Curriculum
BISD follows the University of Cambridge Local Examination Syndicate for its course structure. Students sit for the IGCSE examination as they graduate the 10th grade, and their AS & A-level examination over two years as they complete the 11th and 12th grade. Both examinations take place under the supervision of the British Council in the Eastern Province. The school has 33 male teachers and 51 female teachers who come from countries including Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and Nigeria. The main language of the school is English but Bengali and Arabic are also taught as mandatory subjects until the 8th grade.[1]
Online campus
The school executives launched a web portal to help the students get lecture notes, worksheets, and other necessary academic materials. It is also possible to see the examination marks and the report cards of the students. The system is managed by the system's admin, Mr. Imran Shahid. The web portal was published along with a new website in 2016.[2]
Hosting of Cambridge International Examinations
BISD has been hosting IGCSE and AS/A Level Cambridge International Examinations and has been a Cambridge Affiliate school since 2015. It is an official IELTS test and training center and also hosts Cambridge primary and upper secondary checkpoint exams.[3]
Since March 2024, the school is also an approved Pearson Edexcel examinations center, hosting IGCSE, A Levels, iPrimary and iLower Secondary exams.
Achievements
Inter-school achievements
In 2016, BISD participated in the Interschool Speech Competition along with Inspire Academy, Manarat, and other Dammam-based schools. BISD came in second place, secured by a Grade IX pupil.[4]
IGCSE exams
At the 2006 British Council annual awards ceremony, Muhammad Ehsanul Hoque was honored for achieving first place in mathematics and economics at A Level. Akil Muhammad Habibullah was ranked first in chemistry at O Level.[5]
At the graduation ceremony in May 2007, Arab News announced in 2006 the school had a 100 percent success rate for students in their final examinations.[6]
In 2011, Fahim Abdullah, who had been a pupil at the school since 2000, got top marks in the IGCSE and GCE A Levels and received three awards: Top in the World in Additional Mathematics and Mathematics (without coursework), and Top in Dammam in Physics in International General Certificate of Secondary Education examination.[7]
Maleeha Choudhury, who had been a pupil since 1998, also achieved Best Across Four Cambridge A Levels and Top in Saudi Arabia in Chemistry. She is currently a student of medicine at Batterjee Medical College in Jeddah.[8]
In 2018, Abdullah bin Joynal, got Top in the world for General Mathematics in IGCSE. As a result, he was granted a scholarship from the school.[9]
Notable alumni
- Elita Karim, singer, journalist, performer, anchor and voice artist.
See also
References
- ^ "Curriculum". Archived from the original on 24 February 2017.
- ^ "Online Campus". Archived from the original on 12 January 2019.
- ^ "IGCSE Exams". Archived from the original on 24 February 2017.
- ^ "Bangladesh International School – Dammam". bisdammam.com. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
- ^ "British Council Honors Top Achievers", K S Ramkumar, Arab News, 8 December 2006
- ^ "School Holds Graduation Ceremony", Mohammed Rasooldeen, Arab News, 14 May 2007
- ^ "BISD students get accolade for excelling in Cambridge exams" Archived 31 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine, Abdul Aziz Mir, Saudi Gazette, 9 April 2012
- ^ "BISD students get accolade for excelling in Cambridge exams". Saudi Gazette. Archived from the original on 31 December 2013. Retrieved 30 December 2013.
- ^ مشرف. "Eighteen students in Saudi Arabia top the world in Cambridge exams | ArabWeeks". Retrieved 28 April 2020.
