Khulna Public College
Khulna Public College or KPC (), 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. 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. Administration. The college is governed by a Board of Governors chaired by the Secretary of the Ministry of Education of The People's Republic of Bangladesh. 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. Members: Present Principal. Lt. Col. Abdul Moqtader, AEC Education. Khulna 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). Curriculum. The 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 performance. Primary 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: Higher Secondary Certificate results from 2007 to 2012: Campus. Khulna Public College is located on a 5.3482-acre campus in a residential neighbourhood. 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. 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 activities. KPC 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 Week. Every 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. . Special Day Celebration. The 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. External Competitions. The 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. Sports. Sports is a major focus of college life. Inter-class cricket and football tournaments are held every year. The college also hosts indoor tournaments in the hostels. Sports week is held in January and includes running, long jump, high jump, shot  put, and weight throwing, javelin, and discus events. Publications. The college publishes an annual magazine, "Protyasha" (; expectations), with special publications to commemorate major events. Board of Prefects. The college has a tradition of structuring a board of prefects every year. The board is mainly to represent the students. 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. The epaulettes for grades 3–6 are 1.25-inch wide, and those for grades 7–12 are 1.5-inch wide. Silver Jubilee. 20 January 2012 was the silver jubilee of Khulna Public College and was marked by a reunion. 31 Years Celebration and Re-union. The 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. Khulna Public College