Government Jubilee High School

Government Jubilee High School, Sunamganj
সরকারি জুবিলী উচ্চ বিদ্যালয়, সুনামগঞ্জ
Location
Sunamganj

Bangladesh
Information
School typeSecondary Boys School
Established1887 (1887)
HeadmasterMD Monsur Rahman Khan
Head teacherDeputy Commissioner Sunamganj
Teaching staff50
GenderBoys
Number of students1558
Classes53
LanguageBengali
SloganStudy Is Power
SportsCricket, football, hockey, basketball
Team nameJubileean
PublicationKishalay
Websitegjhs.edu.bd

Government Jubilee High school, Sunamganj, is a public secondary school in Sunamganj District, Bangladesh.[1] It was established in 1887 by Prassana –Kumar Dey, son of Pran Krishna Nath Roy Choudhury, Zamindar of Kajalshah and the first person to graduate from Presidency College Calcutta from Sylhet. Pran Krishna Nath Roy Choudhury donated land in the early 18th century for the Jugaltila Akhara in memory of his father the Zamindar of Gouripur Jugal Kishore Roy Choudhary which today houses the ISKON Temple. Who was the only son of Nawab Siraj ud Doula, adopted son by Mayman Sing Zamindar.[2]

Prassanas house in Sunamgunj was where poor students were educated free of cost. The school was nationalized in 1928.

It is situated in the middle of Sunamganj township on the bank of the river where Prassana had his house which was absorbed by the Surma. Today it operates level 3 to level 10 (SSC). Over its history, the school has had notable alumni, including philosopher former foreign minister of Bangladesh Abdus Samad Azad.

The school consists of three main buildings and a school library in a separate building. There are three playgrounds inside the school compound, and the main school playground (also known as Balur Math) is just outside the school boundary wall. The annual sports take place on the main field.

  1. ^ "List of Secondary Schools" (XLS). Ministry of Education. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
  2. ^ "Sunamganj Government Jubilee High School - Banglapedia". en.banglapedia.org. Retrieved 23 August 2017.