Notre Dame College, Dhaka Facts for Kids

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Notre Dame College, Dhaka
নটর ডেম কলেজ, ঢাকা

Former name	St. Gregory's College
Motto	Diligite Lumen Sapientiae
Motto in English	Love the light of wisdom
Type	Higher secondary school, university-affiliated college
Established	1949 (1949)
Religious affiliation	Catholic Church (Congregation of Holy Cross)
Principal	Fr. Hemonto Pius Rozario CSC (2012–present)
Vice-principal	Leonard Sankar Rozario
Students	6400 (As of 2019^[update])
Location	Dhaka , Bangladesh
Campus	Urban
Nickname	NDC
Affiliations	Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Dhaka National University, Bangladesh

Notre Dame College (Bengali: নটর ডেম কলেজ) is a Catholic higher secondary school as well as a degree college, situated in Dhaka. A society of priests named Congregation of Holy Cross established it in 1949. According to the result of HSC exam, it is regarded as one of the best colleges of Bangladesh.

History
Campus
- Buildings
Administration
- Principal
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History

Notre Dame College was first established at Luxmibazar of Old Dhaka in November, 1949 with the name "St. Gregory College". In 1954-55, the institution was transferred to Arambagh, Motijheel with the present name – "Notre Dame", referring to Mary or Maryam, mother of Jesus Christ.

Campus

Buildings

Name	Built	Description
Father Harrington Building	1955	It is a 3 stored building. Valerian Gracias (Cardinal of Bombay) laid its foundation stone on 17 January 1954.
Father Martin Building	1960	It is a 4 stored residential building. There is an auditorium on its ground floor.
Mathis House	1964	It was built as a residential house for the priests in 1964. In 1972, Christo Dorshan Seminary was established here.
Archbishop Ganguli Building	1997	It is a 6 stored academic building.
Father Timm Building	2016	It is a 6 stored academic building.
Father Peixotto Building	2019	It is a 6 stored building. Its ground floor is used as a canteen.

Administration

The college is administrated by a governing body, led by the archbishop of Dhaka.

Principal

The college's principal is always a priest of the Congregation of Holy Cross. The first principal was The Rev. John J. Harrington and the current principal is The Rev. Hemanto Pius Rozario. Since its establishment, ten priests have served as the principal of the college: