had also been introduced in Saint Joseph, changing the name of the institution to "Saint Joseph Higher Secondary School". The school is recognized by the Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education, Dhaka, Bangladesh. The average graduating class from Saint Joseph each year has 160 to 170 students. The secondary level offers S.S.C (equivalent to O level) examinations and the higher secondary level offers H.S.C (equivalent to A level) examinations. The curriculum includes both Bengali and English versions (not to be confused with English Medium). The institution is recognized by the Board of Intermediate and Higher Secondary Educations. Grades and classes Instead of Section 1, 2, 3 or A, B, C etc. St. Joseph uses names for its sections of grades. There are three sections for grades 3–10, and there are six sections for grades 11–12. In the school section, each class contains 50-60 students. Uniform The uniform consists of white shirt, dark grey trousers and black shoes. In winter, students are allowed to wear pullovers or blazers, but the pullovers or blazers must be navy blue. School grounds Outdoors The school has a 3.5 acre campus. It has grounds for association football, basketball, cricket, and volleyball, among other sports. The school basketball court, built in the 60s and modified in 2008, also serves as a multipurpose auditorium. Campus and buildings A composite of two four-storied buildings with a two-storied building in the annex for teachers and office comprise the campus. The buildings are known as north and south building. The ground floor of the south building serves as a table tennis court. The school has three main entries. One serves as the entry for students, one for official purpose. The other entry is currently unused. Laboratories St. Joseph has some of the best high school lab facilities in the country. The Biology labs and the chemistry labs are well-equipped and are large in size. Some schools and educational institutions as Edexcel use these facilities for their students. Facilities include two computer labs equipped with multimedia projectors, a separate internet lab, two advanced chemistry labs, two physics labs and two biology labs. Of each of the chemistry, physics and biology labs one is used by the secondary students and the other is by higher secondary students. Library The library was founded by Brother Lorenzo, CSC in 1954. It has approximately 10 thousand books and magazines. The library works with the