SOS Hermann Gmeiner College

SOS Hermann Gmeiner College located in the Mirpur-13 of the capital was established in 1986 by the SOS-Kinderdorf International of Germany, a Non-Government Organization. The foundation stone was laid by the former President Hussain Muhammad Ershad. In 2010, the college was ranked among the top ten institutions of the country for its academic performance in Secondary School Certificate examination.Primarily established to educate the orphans who reside in the SOS Children Village of Dhaka, the school now takes students from all social backgrounds in grades from preparatory to twelfth grade aged from 4 to 18. The Dhaka chapter of SOS-Kinderdorf International headed by a country director is the administrative body of the institution with the Principal serving as the head of the institution. The school has approximately 1100 students on role.HistoryBackgroundBangladesh emerged as a sovereign country on March 26 of 1971 and won its freedom from Pakistan on December 16 of the same year. Due to the nine-month-long war in 1971, Bangladesh slipped into a humanitarian crisis that was beyond description. During the critical time of the nation, the Austrian philanthropist Dr. Hermann Gmeiner came forward with his hands of assistance in 1972.Professor Hermann made a proposal to Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman to establish a children village for the orphans of the newly independent nation. Bangabandhu agreed to the proposal that paved the way for the establishment of the children village and subsequently the college.