Motijheel Government Boys' High School

Motijheel Government Boys' High School is a school located at Outer Circular Road, Motijheel, Dhaka, Bangladesh. It has been praised over time for providing quality education with qualified and dedicated teaching stuff. It was established in 1957 as 'Motjhil Central Government High School'. Though the name has been changed later to the current name, even today the name Central Government remains popular. Students of the school like to call them 'Centralian'. The school campus is 7.5 acres with 2 big playgrounds.Classes are held in two shifts: morning shift, from 7:15 am to 12 pm and day shift, from 12:30 pm to 5:30 pm. There are 2 faculties for secondary education: Science and Commerce. It does not have any Arts faculty.In 2008 the government of Bangladesh declared it a provider of Higher Secondary Education. Classes of college are held from 8 am to 2 pm. There is a separate 6 storied building for holding college classes.The school is regarded as one of the best schools in the locality. It frequently takes place in top ten schools in Dhaka Education Board by result of SSC examination.In 2016 a short film named 'ইস্কুল' was made featuring the school.HistoryIn 14 June 1957 the foundation of the school was laid by Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy, prime minister of the then Pakistan. The name of the school was 'Motjhil Central Government High School' then. Later the name was changed to the current name. But even today the name Central Government remains popular.The school started with few students. As fame and name of the school spread more and more students enrolled with a thirst of knowledge. Over the years its students have shined in national and international levels. Currently, the school has about 3500 students.In 1995 The school was awarded as the Best Educational Institution of Bangladesh, by the Education Ministry of Peoples Republic of Bangladesh Government. And the Headmaster of that time Mr. Rashid Uddin Zahid was awarded as the Best Teacher.