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This article is about the college in Dhaka. For colleges named BAF Shaheen, see BAF Shaheen Colleges. English medium educational institution in Dhaka, Bangladesh

BAF Shaheen English Medium College
বিএএফ শাহীন ইংলিশ মিডিয়াম কলেজ
Seal of BAF SEMC
Location
BAF Base Bashar, Dhaka Cantonment, Tejgoan
Dhaka, 1206
Bangladesh
Coordinates23°46′38.3″N 90°23′32.6″E / 23.777306°N 90.392389°E / 23.777306; 90.392389
Information
Other nameBAF SEMC
Former nameBAF Shaheen English Medium School
TypeEnglish medium
MottoEducation • Honesty • Discipline
Established1992 (1992)
FounderBangladesh Air Force
School boardCambridge Assessment International Education
School districtDhaka
AuthorityBangladesh Air Force
ChairpersonAir Vice Marshal Md Sharif Uddin Sarker, GUP, BPP, ndc, psc AOC, BSR
PrincipalGroup Captain Mehedi Hasan, afwc, psc
GradesStandard 1 - A Level
GenderBoys & Girls
Age range6-18
LanguageEnglish
Hours in school day4-6
Campus typeurban
SportsFootball, Cricket, Basketball, Volleyball, Table tennis, Badminton, Handball, Hockey, Indoor Sports
NewspaperNEWS SEMC
Websitebafsemc.edu.bd

BAF Shaheen English Medium College (Bengali: বিএএফ শাহীন ইংলিশ মিডিয়াম কলেজ) or commonly known as BAF SEMC - is an English Medium school and college located in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Under the direct supervision of the Bangladesh Air Force, its education is based on Cambridge International Examinations, UK. Students at BAF SEMC began taking the O Level test administered by London University in 1998. It is located inside the area of BAF Base Bashar, Dhaka Cantonment next to the BAF Shaheen College Dhaka.

History

When BAF Shaheen English Medium College (SEMC) was first founded in 1992, it had 150 students, six classrooms from kindergarten to fourth grade, and seven teachers. By adding one class every year, SEMC has gradually increased the size of its program. As the school began offering higher education (A level) in 2019, the name of the institution changed from BAF Shaheen English Medium School (BAF SEMS) to BAF Shaheen English Medium College (BAF SEMC). As of October 2020, there are around 1600 students enrolled in grades I through XII as a whole. From June 2022 sessions on, BAF SEMC began serving as an exam venue for the British Council Bangladesh for Cambridge school examinations.

References

  1. "SEMC Football Fest-2024 starts". The Financial Express (Bangladesh).
  2. "Annual cultural programme of BAF SEMS held". Bangladesh Post.
  3. "BAF SEMS celebrates silver jubilee". January 2017.
  4. ^ "Welcome to our College". BAF Shaheen English Medium College.
  5. "Annual sports competition of BAF SEMC held". January 2023.
  6. "Weighed down by too many subjects". The Daily Star. 3 March 2017. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
  7. "Awarding Young Talents". The Daily Star. 14 April 2016. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
  8. "BAF Shaheen English Medium College". Bangladesh Air Force. p. 93. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
  9. "Words Unleashed". 23 April 2015.
  10. "Successful result of BAF Shaheen English Medium College in O Level". ISPR (in Bengali). 20 September 2017. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
  11. "BAF Shaheen English medium college holds annual sports competition". 26 January 2023.
  12. "Bangladesh Air Force". Archived from the original on 11 August 2023.
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