Bangladesh Mahila Samiti Girls' High School & College

Bangladesh Mahila Samiti Girls' High School & College (Bangladesh Women's Association Girls' High School & College)
বাংলাদেশ মহিলা সমিতি বালিকা উচ্চ বিদ্যালয় ও কলেজ
Bangladesh Mahila Samiti Girls' High School & College (Bangladesh Women's Association Girls' High School & College); বাংলাদেশ মহিলা সমিতি বালিকা উচ্চ বিদ্যালয় ও কলেজ
Location
	Kotowali, Dampara; Chittagong; Bangladesh
Coordinates
Information
Other names	BWA or BaWA, BMS
School type	Private
Motto	জ্ঞানই আলো, শিক্ষাই আদর্শ; (Knowledge is enlightenment, Education is supreme)
Established	1962 (Then East Pakistan, Pre-independence Bangladesh)
Sister school	Bangladesh Mahila Samiti Kindergarten School
School board	Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Chattogram (Chittagong Education Board)
Session	January
Grades	Playgroup - 12th Grade
Gender	Female
Enrollment	6,000[1]
Education system	National Curriculum of Bangldesh
Language	Bangla & English
Campus type	Urban
Color(s)	Orange, White (Primary); Red (Secondary)
Yearbook	উত্তরণ (Uttaran)
Website	https://www.bmssc.edu.bd/

Bangladesh Mahila Samiti Girls' High School & College (Bengali: বাংলাদেশ মহিলা সমিতি বালিকা উচ্চ বিদ্যালয় ও কলেজ) is a school for girls, located in Kotwali Thana of Chittagong, Bangladesh. For short it is known as 'BMS' (Bangladesh Mahila Samiti) or 'BWA' (Bangladesh Women's Association) Girls' High School & College. The school was established in 1962 (then East Pakistan, pre-independence Bangladesh). It was formerly known as Bangladesh Women Association Institute and was a coeducational school in its early years. It has been securing the top places among all the institutions of the Board since its establishment in 1962 and it has also been named as one of the best and most reputable Girls' School in the Board. In 2013, it placed third among schools within Chittagong Division in student performance on the Junior School Certificate (JSC) examinations.[2]

Notable Alumni

Wasfia Nazreen, Bangladeshi mountaineer, activist, social worker and writer. She is the first Bangladeshi and first Bengali to complete the Seven Summits.

References

Hussain, Anwar (November 20, 2015). "Schools blamed for worsening traffic jam". Dhaka Tribune. Archived from the original on January 3, 2017. Retrieved January 2, 2017.
Wadud, Mushfique (December 30, 2013). "New rule puts cadet colleges down". Dhaka Tribune. Archived from the original on January 3, 2017. Retrieved November 14, 2016.

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[dt20Nov2015-1] Hussain, Anwar (November 20, 2015). "Schools blamed for worsening traffic jam". Dhaka Tribune. Archived from the original on January 3, 2017. Retrieved January 2, 2017.

[2] Wadud, Mushfique (December 30, 2013). "New rule puts cadet colleges down". Dhaka Tribune. Archived from the original on January 3, 2017. Retrieved November 14, 2016.