Reverend Paul’s High School

Over the last decade, Bangladesh has made praiseworthy progress in expanding access to education, in a country of over 20 million primary school students. While the primary school system in Bangladesh has made great strides in increasing access to education over the past decade, educational quality remains low. Indeed, Bangladesh has one of the lowest literacy rates in the world and the lowest literacy rate in Asia. Nearly 66 percent of children do not achieve basic literacy. Innumerable causes like inadequate resources, insufficient and unqualified teachers, lack of community involvement, and corruption all contribute to the poor state of education in Bangladesh. The COVID pandemic has presented a new challenge for Bangladesh. Since March, 2020 until now schools have remained closed. Although schools in major cities have continued online classes to some extent, disadvantaged children are without education whatsoever. As a result, many poor children are at risk of being dropped out due to their engagement in income generation or loss of livelihoods of their parents.

Under the management of the education sector, CSS is operating a high school at Gallamari, Khulna with an objective to provide formal education for underprivileged children. The school was established in 1981 by the Honorable found-er of CSS, Rev. Paul Munshi and was named a􀀁er him. It is a government registered school and runs according to the rules and regulations of the Bangladesh Education Board. RPHS is open for all in the community. Encircled with boundary walls, the school building is an "L" shaped two storied building with a grassy playground in front. The school has library, laboratory and computer lab facilities available for its students. The school has a reputation for providing quality education. The school always remains in the top ten ranking of schools in Khulna on the basis of its student performance at national board examinations.