In 1824, the General Committee of Public Instruction was established and it proposed to include moral education in the India subcontinent.
The establishment of a Directorate of Public Instruction (DPI) was made at each province in 1854 by the proposal of the Woods Education Dispatch.
They suggested the introduction of "A" Course (Literature) and "B" Course (Technical Education) and guided to establish higher education through private entrepreneurship and the government colleges to remain under divisional management.
In 1944; the Sargent Scheme proposed secondary education for children aged between 11 and 17 years.
This Board was split and 6 boards were established at each division in pursuance of the Ordinance- 1961[3] After the independence of Bangladesh the government directly controlled secondary and higher secondary education and nationalized a good number of schools and colleges.
The office of the Director of Public Instruction (DPI) was renamed the Directorate of Secondary and Higher Education (DSHE) in 1981[4][5] In Bangladesh, education is compulsory for 10 years and pupils will receive a secondary school certificate.
Class XI - XII roughly covers the 16-17 age group in the context of Bangladesh.
Students of Islamic religious and English medium streams also sit for their respective public examinations, Alim and A-Level, conducted by the Bangladesh Madrasah Education Board, London/Cambridge University and Pearson Edexcel to qualify for further education.
[6][7] Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, after a lot of speculation and considerations, the concerned authority decided not to arrange a HSC or equivalent examination for the year 2020.
[12] In pursuance of the Presidential Proclamation on the 7th October, 1958, the Rajshahi Board was established in 1961 (East Pakistan Ordinance No.
[22] In India, education is compulsory for 10 years and pupils will receive a secondary school certificate.
The Higher Secondary School Certificate (HSSC), also known as Intermediate, is a public examination taken by students at Higher Secondary School or Intermediate college (Junior college) in Pakistan.
Upon successful completion of these examinations, students are awarded the Higher Secondary School Certificate (HSSC).