SOS Hermann Gmeiner College (also known as HGC) is a higher secondary college in Mirpur 13, Dhaka, Bangladesh. SOS Hermann Gmeiner College Dhaka is an education projects of SOS Children's Villages in Bangladesh. SOS Children's Villages is active in 132 countries and territories worldwide. This international work is brought together by the umbrella organisation SOS-Kinderdorf International, which unites the autonomous national associations.
| SOS Hermann Gmeiner College এসওএস হারম্যান মেইনার কলেজ |
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| Mirpur-13 Dhaka, Bangladesh |
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| Established | 19 January 1986 |
| Founder | Hermann Gmeiner |
| Principal | A.F.M. Salimullah |
| Grades | play group- Class 12 |
| Gender | Co-educational |
| Age range | 4-18 |
| Number of students | 1100 |
| Medium of language | Bangla |
| Hours in school day | 6 Hours |
| Campus | Mirpur-13, Dhaka 1212 |
| Campus size | 2 acres (8,100 m2) |
| Campus type | urban |
| Houses | Two (Hawks & Eagles) |
| Sports | Football, Cricket, Basketball, Volleyball, Table tennis, Badminton, Handball |
| Nickname | HGC |
| Phone | +88029000016 |
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The college was founded by Hermann Gmeiner on 19 January 1986. Gmeiner was an Austrian philanthropist and the founder of SOS Children's Villages. Since its inception it has been striving for academic excellence as well as extra-curricular development of the students.
SOS Hermann Gmeiner College provides secondary and higher secondary education. It is one of the top-ranked education institutions in the country. In the recent years, HGC students have done exceptionally well in SSC and HSC examinations.
The architects of the main academic building were Nahas Ahmed Khalil and Raziul Ahsan.[1]
All students have to wear college uniform as designed and directed by the college authority. There are two different uniforms for two seasons: summer (April–September) and winter (October–March). There is a special dress for sports day (once a week).
The uniforms consist the following:
| Season/gender | Summer | Winter | Sports day |
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| Boys | White half sleeve shirt, ash grey trouser, black leather belt, black shoes. | White full sleeve shirt, maroon trouser, black leather belt, black shoes, maroon necktie. | White half sleeve shirt, white trouser, black leather belt, white keds. |
| Girls | Ash grey frock, white payama, white orna, black shoes. | Maroon frock, white pajama & white orna, black shoes. | White frock, white pajama & white orna, white keds. |
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