Chandina Pilot High School
| Chandina Government Model Pilot High School | |
|---|---|
Bengali: চান্দিনা সরকারি মডেল পাইলট উচ্চ বিদ্যালয় | |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 23°29′10″N 91°00′26″E / 23.4862°N 91.0073°E |
| Information | |
| Established | 1916 |
| Gender | Mixed |
Chandina Government Model Pilot High School (Bengali: চান্দিনা সরকারি মডেল পাইলট উচ্চ বিদ্যালয়) is a boys and girls high school in Chandina, Comilla District, Bangladesh. It was established in 1916.
History
The school was established in 1916 as Barkamata Govt. Aided English School.[1] The school's present 4.5 acres (1.8 ha) campus was acquired in 1920.[2] In 1956, the school was renamed Chandina High School.[1]
The school admitted only boys after a separate girls' school was established 200 yards (180 m) away in 1970.[2] In 1980, the school became Chandina Pilot High School. In 2013, it became Chandina Model Pilot High School.[1] Girls began to be admitted again, along with boys, in 2016.[2] The school was nationalized on 13 September 2018, at which point it took its present name.[1]
Campus
The school has three academic buildings and an administrative building. There is a big field at the school. Other facilities include a mosque, workshop, canteen, shaheed minar, and library. The school has laboratories and a computer lab.
Notable alumni
- Pran Gopal Datta, physician, vice-chancellor of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, and member of parliament, matriculated in 1968.[3]
References
- ^ a b c d Rashed, Kazi (21 June 2025). শিক্ষক সংকটে চান্দিনা সরকারি মডেল পাইলট উচ্চ বিদ্যালয়ে পড়াশুনা ব্যহত [Chandina Government Model Pilot High School disrupted due to teacher shortage]. Amader Shomoy (in Bengali).
- ^ a b c Kingkar, Ranbir Ghosh (13 December 2025). "অস্তিত্ব সংকটে চান্দিনা সরকারি মডেল পাইলট উচ্চ বিদ্যালয়" [Chandina Government Model Pilot High School in existential crisis]. Comillar Kagoj (in Bengali).
- ^ Ahmad, Md Sarwar (9 December 2017). "A freedom fighter and physician dedicated to the cause of humanity". The Asian Age. Bangladesh.