Jhenidah Cadet College
| Jhenaidah Cadet College | |
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| Location | |
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Jhenaidah, 7300 Bangladesh |
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| Coordinates | 23°34′15″N 89°10′44″E / 23.5709°N 89.1789°ECoordinates: 23°34′15″N 89°10′44″E / 23.5709°N 89.1789°E |
| Information | |
| Motto | The Learned are Judicious |
| Established | 1963 |
| Opened | 1964 |
| Grades | VII to XII |
| Area | 103 acres (420,000 m2) |
| Color(s) | Green |
| Website | jcc |
Jhenidah Cadet College (JCC) is an English version military boarding school, similar to West Point Military Academy, located in the outskirts of Jhenidah in Bangladesh. It is one of twelve cadet colleges of Bangladesh. It has departments of Science and Humanities.
Jhenidah Cadet College is one of the twelve (12) specialized residential public schools of the country. The college was established on 18 October 1963, with the first intake in 1964. It is the second cadet college among all Cadet Colleges in terms of Seniority. It is located by the side of Jhenidah-Kustia Highway, two kilometers away to the north of Jhenidah town. The campus has an area of 103 acres (42 hectare).
Its motto is "The Learned are Judicious", the college color is bottle green. The college flag has the three colors of the Armed Forces and bottle green as the background.
There are two storeyed 3 houses . According to seniority of establishment,the houses are:
They are named after three battles in the history of Islam.
Students are admitted in class VII (7th Grade) at the ages 11 to 14 years. The selection process is rigorous, with a written exam, viva and medical tests. The selected top 50 students will study till class XII (Higher Secondary).
Cadet college is a fully residential school. Cadets get four vacations of total 90 days in a year called term break.
All students (cadets) wear a uniform similar to cadet officers in a military academy in academic hours, shorts sleeves in afternoon games and sports, and long sleeves with tie during evening activities. There are some variations in the uniform worn by cadets in authority.
Members of the teaching staff wear a form of school dress when teaching.
There is a large academic building where the cadets do their classes and study during prep time. Daily five times meals are served in the college dining hall which has a capacity of 300 cadets. Usually cadets say their Magrib and Jumma prayer in the college mosque. All officials of the college live in the college premises. The principal has a two storied house, while the vice principal, adjutant, medical officer, teachers all have a villa each.
For sport there are five basketball, seven volleyball, five football, two cricket, one hockey, one tennis, one swimming pond and an athletics ground. The playground is a grassy area in the center of the college. Playing any of the above games is compulsory in the afternoon.
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