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Khulna Public College
Khulna Public College or KPC (Bengali: খুলনা পাবলিক কলেজ), formerly known as Sundarban Boys' Public School and College, is an autonomous educational institution directly administered by the Ministry of Education in Boyra, Khulna, Bangladesh.[2] It offers education for 3rd through 12th grade. It is an educational institution only for boys. In 2015, KPC was named The Best Digital Educational Institution of Khulna zone.[3][4] AdministrationThe college is governed by a Board of Governors chaired by the Secretary of the Ministry of Education of The People's Republic of Bangladesh.[5][6] KPC offers education in two shifts: morning shift (8.00 am–12.30 pm) and day shift (1.00 pm–5.30 pm). The head of the college administration is the Principal and there are two Vice Principals in each of the shifts.[7] Board of Governors
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Principals of Khulna Public College
PrincipalLt. Col Mohammad Shamimul Ahasan Shamim, ASC  EducationKhulna Public College offers primary, secondary and higher secondary education in Bengali. After grade 5, students take the Primary Education Completing exam (PEC); after grade 8, they take the Junior School Certificate (JSC); after grade 10, they take the Secondary School Certificate (equivalent to O Levels); and after grade 12 they take the Higher Secondary (School) Certificate (equivalent to the high school diploma in the United States and A Levels).[8][9][10]  CurriculumThe college follows the national education curriculum of Bangladesh. Classes in computing are compulsory until grade 8. Students of secondary (9 and 10) and higher secondary (11 and 12) classes select one of three major concentrations: Humanities, Business Studies or Science. Academic performancePrimary Education Completing (PEC) exam results from 2012 to 2017
Junior School Certificate (JSC) exam results from 2012 to 2017
Secondary School Certificate results from 2007 to 2018:[11][12]
Higher Secondary Certificate results from 2007 to 2012:[11][12][13]
Campus Khulna Public College is located on a 5.3482-acre campus in a residential neighbourhood.[14] The campus consists of student dormitories, individual residences for staff, a mosque, academic and administration buildings, gardens, and a playground. The academic buildings include classrooms, a library containing 5,824 volumes, laboratories for biology, chemistry, physics, geography, psychology and a modern computer lab.[15] There is a Shaheed Minar in the college premises which has been sculpted to commemorate the sacrifice of the martyrs of the Language Movement of 1952. This exceptional Shaheed Minar has been designed by architect Al Masum Billah, who is an ex-student of this institution. Co-curricular and extra-curricular activitiesKPC puts special emphasis on literary and cultural activities. A special class named CTP ( Class Teacher's Period ) is held on every Wednesday in every class with a view to publishing the latent talents of the students. Cultural weekEvery year, the college organizes an annual cultural week having competitions on debate, recitation, music, drama, art, story telling and so on. Talented students are rewarded with attractive gifts and prizes. .[16] Special day celebrationThe college arranges various programs on International Mother Language Day (21 February), Pohela Boishakh, Independence Day, Victory Day with a view to informing the student about the significance of the days. Beside these, every year KPC day is celebrated on 20 January as it is the establishment day of the college.[6][14] External competitionsThe students of KPC are continuously making success and representing the college with glorious achievements. The extraordinary talented students participate in Math Olympiad, Biology Olympiad, National Education Week, Creative Talent Hunt etc. competitions and bringing reputations for the college. SportsSports is a major focus of college life.[17] Inter-class cricket and football tournaments are held every year. The college also hosts indoor tournaments in the hostels.[16] Sports week is held in January and includes running, long jump, high jump, shot put, and weight throwing, javelin, and discus events.[18][19][20] PublicationsThe college publishes an annual magazine, Protyasha (Bengali: প্রত্যাশা; expectations), with special publications to commemorate major events.[16] Uniform The color white has been a unique symbol for the KPCians. White is the symbol of freshness as well as peace. Student are to wear white shirts and white pants. Belts and shoes should be black in color and white shoes for physical activities. Beside these, the students are given epaulettes for identifying their classes and ID cards, name-tags for personal identification.[21] The epaulettes for grades 3–6 are 1.25-inch wide, and those for grades 7–12 are 1.5-inch wide. Silver Jubilee20 January 2012 was the silver jubilee of Khulna Public College and was marked by a reunion.[15][22] 31 Years Celebration and Re-unionThe 31 year celebration and Re-union festival was held on 19 and 20 January 2018. The campus had been full with present and ex students of KPC. The cultural programs were much enjoyable with Nagarbaul James (musician) and many other artists. Photo gallery
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