Willes Little Flower School
| Willes Little Flower School and College | |
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| Address | |
| 85, Kakrail, Dhaka,, 1000, Bangladesh. | |
| Information | |
| Type | English Medium School / Bengali Medium School / English Version School |
| Motto | Light, More Light |
| Established | 1956 |
| Principal | Abul Hossain (Acting Principal) |
| Faculty | 400 |
| Grades | Nursery to Grade 12 / A Level |
| Number of students | 15,000 (2012–13) |
| Campus type | Urban |
| Color(s) | Willes Blue and White |
| Website | wlfsc |
Willes Little Flower School and College is an English medium school in Dhaka, Bangladesh and was established in 1956 by philanthropist Josephine Willes.
The school is located in the Kakrail area of Dhaka city. Address: 85, Kakrail, Dhaka, 1000
The school was originally housed in a two-storied building in 20th century, which formed an example of British architecture, but this building has recently been demolished. Four six-storied modern buildings have been constructed within the campus, and they house most of the academic classrooms. There is also a two storied building for Administrative & official activities. The external Willes Field is the training ground and the home ground of the Willes Little Flower Soccer Team. Besides the Willes Field the school also has a central in-field with a garden. Currently, a ten-storied building is under construction. It has a food canteen for hygienic food. Besides, there are two other canteens, one for books and accessories, and other one, for copies and other supplies.
It has both English and Bengali medium system of education. Currently around 15,000 students are studying in this school. Recently, the school changed its name to Willes Little Flower School and College from Willes Little Flower Higher Secondary School.The school began its journey in 1956, being the second English Medium school in East Pakistan, now Bangladesh.
Willes also has a speech and debate team, the Willes Debating Society. The speech and debate team is known as "Willes Debating Club" or WDC.
Willes has a developed science based group called "Willes Science club". It annually arranges three mandatory fests- Annual Science Festival, IT Fest and Annual Science Convention
Willes has a complete scout group called "40th Willes Little Flower School & College Scout group". It holds the record of most President's Scout Award winners in whole Bangladesh.
Willes has three sports teams that each compete in the national level competitions. These include basketball, soccer, and cricket. The Willes Soccer Team has won the School Premier Soccer League title for a straight 3 times and in 2011, the team became runners-up. The Willes Cricket Team won the National Inter-school Cricket Cup for a record three times: 2007, 2011 and 2012, and became runners-up twice: 2008 and 2010.
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