Saint Joseph Higher Secondary School, Catholic secondary school in Mohammadpur, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Saint Joseph Higher Secondary School is a secondary institution in Mohammadpur, Dhaka, serving around 2,000 students across its campus. The grounds include classrooms, science labs, sports courts, and play areas.
The school was founded in 1954 by Brother Jude Costello of the Congregation of Holy Cross as an English medium institution. It originally started in Narinda before moving to its current location in Mohammadpur.
The school uses English and Bengali in classrooms, creating a bilingual setting where students move between languages throughout the day. This mix shapes how lessons are taught and how students interact in daily school life.
Classes run in the morning for grades three through twelve, with students ranging from eight to eighteen years old. The morning-only schedule makes planning a visit straightforward.
The school runs a Literacy School program offering free primary education to children from nearby low-income neighborhoods. This program shows how it extends its work beyond the main campus into the surrounding community.
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