English-medium schools in Bangladesh
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English medium school is one of the education systems in Bangladesh that follows mostly the curriculum of Edexcel and Cambridge of UK and other curriculums of other countries also, such as IB curriculum.[1][2] The main medium of education is English with English oriented textbooks. English-medium schools have a primary learning goal and objective in classes 6-10 of improving their textual concepts and cognitive language, then a second goal of properly using the English language for their academic careers, and thirdly to improve their grammatical comprehension.[citation needed]
English-medium schools are growing in popularity among the middle class, upper-middle-class and rich families. The English-medium schools not only teach the students about their own country but also about the International History and English Literature.[3]
The exams of the O-level and A-level students of Edexcel and Cambridge are conducted through British Council Bangladesh.[4] The Daily Star Award is the most prestigious award provided to O-Level and A-Level examinees of Bangladesh, for their extraordinary academic performance. The criteria for an award are: 6 'A's in O-Levels, 3 'A's in A-Levels, and highest marks in O-Levels and A-Levels.[5]
The English-medium schools teach most of the subjects in English.[6] Bengali is a respected subject taught in these schools. The St Francis Xavier's Green Herald International School also teaches French to its students from Class 5 onwards and International School Dhaka having Spanish and French taught.