to the end of higher secondary or college level (high school in international standard). They follow the English version syllabus of the National Curriculum and Textbook Board. Three major exams are taken here, once at class 8, named Junior School Certificate (JSC), once in class 10, named Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) is the final examination to pass in class 12. Each class generally has fifty five students on an average, divided into two groups (called forms) under the supervision of a Form Master. The Form Master is assisted by a Form Leader selected from the cadets of that form. The JSC, SSC and HSC examinations are administered under direct control of the Board of Education of Rajshahi Division. The college holds regular internal examinations to assess progress and to prepare the cadets for the Board Examinations. The parents/guardians are regularly informed of a girls' academic performance and attitude. Additional classes are arranged for struggling students. However, a student showing consistent poor performance will be withdrawn from the college. All the examination dates are published in the Academic Calendar at the beginning of the academic year. A calendar year is usually divided into three terms. The medium of instruction is English. Special emphasis is given in Communicative English, Religious Studies, General Knowledge and Current Affairs. Cadets of Joypurhat Girls' Cadet College have shown a clear trend of securing top positions in board examinations each year. Faculty and staff Departments Physics Chemistry Biology Mathematics Bengali English Economics Civics History Islamic Studies Arts and crafts Geography ICT In accordance with the National Education Policy, Joypurhat Girls' Cadet College offers only the science and humanities educational sections for the cadets from the 9th grade. However, the cadets are encouraged to study science. The Vice Principal is in charge of the Academic Section and the faculty. The faculty comprises two academic departments - Science and Humanities: Humanities: English, Bangla, Religious Studies, Civics, Economics, Geography, History, Arts and Crafts and Home Economics. Science: Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Statistics and Computer Science. In addition, the senior most faculty member of each subject heads the department and supervises the curriculum of the respective subjects. Physical training, drill and musical band lessons are supervised by their respective instructors from the army (noncommissioned officers, usually corporal or sergeant). Houses Usually, each house has 125 students, 17 to 18 from each grade. Cadets are divided into