Holy Cross Girls' High School (Dhaka)

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| name = Holy Cross Girls' High School

| native_name = হলি ক্রস উচ্চ বালিকা বিদ্যালয়

| logo = Holy Cross Girls' High School (Dhaka) Monogram.svg

| logo_size = 200px

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| caption = Crest of Holy Cross Girls' High School

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| location = Tejgaon, Dhaka

| zipcode = 1215

| country = Bangladesh

| coordinates = {{Coord|23.7584|N|90.3912|E|region:BD_type:edu|display=inline,title}}

| other_names = Holy Cross School (HCS)

| religious_affiliation = Catholic Church

(Sisters of the Holy Cross)

| established = {{start date and age|1951}}

| opened =

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| type = Missionary

| schoolboard = Dhaka Education Board

| district = Dhaka

| grades = 1 to 10

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| head_label = Headmistress

| headmistress = Sr. Kolpona Costa,Sr.Sheshanti Nokrek

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| gender_label = File:Venus symbol.svg

| gender = Female

| enrollment = 1,800

| faculty = 57

| language = Bangla and English

| campus_type = Urban

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| newspaper = Mandira (মন্দিরা)

| colors = {{colorbox|maroon}} {{colorbox|lightgray}} Maroon and Light Gray

| song = হে মোদের প্রিয় বিদ্যাপীঠ

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| website = {{URL|https://holycrossgirlshighschool.com/|holycrossgirlshighschool.com}}

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Holy Cross Girls' High School is a Catholic primary and secondary school for girls, located at Tejgaon in Dhaka, Bangladesh. It serves students from class 1 through class 10. Although run by the Roman Catholic Church, the school is open to students of all religions.{{cite news |title=Missionary-run schools to follow set rules |url=https://www.daily-sun.com/post/404805 |work=Daily Sun|date=5 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240905210301/https://www.daily-sun.com/post/404805 |archive-date=2024-09-05 |language=en}} The founder of the school is Sister Augustine Marie. The school has a motto that says, "Honoring the past, inspiring the future." The school is famous for its discipline and education quality.

History

The Sisters of the Holy Cross started Holy Cross Girls' High School near the Holy Rosary Church in 1951 as a kindergarten with two students. The next year it became a primary school. Later it was accredited by the Dhaka Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education as a secondary school serving students through class 10. The first batch of students from the school sat their Secondary School Certificate (SSC) examinations in 1966. By that time, the school had humanities and science sections. It opened a commerce section in 1999.{{cite book |last=Gomej |first=Rani Cathrine |year=2012 |chapter=Holy Cross Girls' High School |chapter-url=http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Holy_Cross_Girls%E2%80%99_High_School |editor1-last=Islam |editor1-first=Sirajul |editor1-link=Sirajul Islam |editor2-last=Jamal |editor2-first=Ahmed A. |title=Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh |edition=Second |publisher=Asiatic Society of Bangladesh}}{{cite web |url=http://www.cscsisters.org/ministries/Pages/education_bangladesh.aspx |title=Education - Bangladesh |website=Sisters of the Holy Cross}}

Extracurricular activities

Students take part in quiz recitation, debate club, arts and crafts competitions, girl guides, and girl scouts. There is a science fair every other year.{{cite news |date=27 April 2008 |title=Holy Cross Science Fair |url=http://archive.thedailystar.net/campus/2008/04/04/feature_summit.htm |newspaper=Star Campus |publisher=The Daily Star}}

Awards and recognition

The school won the Ministry of Education's 'Best National School' prize twice, in 1997 and 2003. In other years the Ministry has ranked it among the top ten schools in Dhaka.{{cite news |date=10 July 2005 |title=Dhaka's top 10 schools |url=http://archive.thedailystar.net/2005/07/10/d50710012720.htm |newspaper=The Daily Star}}{{cite news |date=13 June 2007 |title=Viqarunnisa, Ideal, Monipur school on top |url=http://archive.thedailystar.net/2007/06/13/d70613011711.htm |newspaper=The Daily Star}}{{cite news |date=16 May 2010 |title=Rajuk school the best |url=http://archive.thedailystar.net/newDesign/news-details.php?nid=138663 |newspaper=The Daily Star}}

See also

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