 Background :

Bangladesh has experienced a mushroom growth of educational institutions during the last four
decades. While there is a huge expansion in the number of education institutions, the country
has experienced a chronic deterioration in the quality of education that is being delivered by
most of the institution. Most of the educational institutions performing badly are located in the
rural areas and small towns.
There has been, however, some visible improvement in the education sector of Bangladesh
during the last few years. The Govt. of Bangladesh has been giving top most priority on
education in term of resource allocation in the budget for the last three decades. While
extending its full support to some basic reforms in education, the Government has given special
emphasis on female education, which has emerged as a model for developing countries. In spite
of these efforts, the quality of education in this country is still far from satisfactory.
While education is called the backbone of a nation, quality education as a target remains largely
unfulfilled in Bangladesh. Even though malpractice or cheating in the public examination has
been significantly controlled in recent years, the standard of our education at all levels primary,
secondary and tertiary is till not up to the mark. There is therefore, a long felt need for a major
thrust on quality education in Bangladesh.
 Quality education Foundation :
Inspired by the commitment of government of Bangladesh to education and the global
campaign for “Education for All’, Quality Education Foundation was established in 2006. Quality
Education Foundation (QEF) is an innovation in the private sector initiative in the field of
education of Bangladesh. The Foundation has been registered under the Trust Act of 1882.
 Board of trustees :

Sl.No Name of the Members Designation

01 Dr. K.M . Mohsin Chairman
Vice chancellor
Dhaka International University
02 Mr. Abdul Muyeed Chowdury Vice-Chairman
Former Secretary and Former Advisor
Caretaker Govt. of Bangladesh

03 Mr. Mahboob Alam Director

Former Ambassador/Secretary
Govt. of Bangladesh
04 Prof. Abdur Rashid Director
Former Director General, Secondary and
Higher Secondary Education
05 Pro. Khalilur Rahman Director
Former Director General, NAEM

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 06 Mrs. Salma Rahman Director
Professor
North South University
07 Mr. Nururl Islam Bhuyian, Journalist Director
08 Mr. Fashir Ahmad Director
Retired Joint Secretary
Govt. of Bangladesh
09 Mr. Mohammad Shahidul Alam Managing Director
Former Secretary
Govt. of Bangladesh
 Objectives of the Trust :
The major objectives of the Trust are as follows:
(1) To organize, establish and operate educational institutions of both English and Bengali
medium from pre-primary to college level at Districts and Upazila headquaters;
(2) To promote quality education in the rural areas, so as to reduce the gap between the
standard of education in the urban and rural areas;
(3) To promote quality education for the disadvantaged groups at an affordable price as part of
the poverty reduction strategy and integrated human development programme;
(4) To promote quality education for girls at pre-school, primary, secondary and tertiary levels,
so as to reduce the gap between males and females in all sectors/stages of education;
(5) To impart training of teachers of non-government schools in order to ensure quality
education at school levels ;
(6) To develop innovative courses and curricula and produce quality text books and teaching
materials for pre primary, primary and secondary levels;
(7) To initiate, undertake and promote research on education and support relevant research
and training institutions ;
(8) To enter into partnership with relevant institutions, communities, organizations and
individuals for establishing/running education institutions who/which support the objectives
of the Trust ;
(9) To reduce pressure on the resources of the GOB by establishing quality schools in the
private sector which will not receive any salary subvention from the government;
(10)To develop each student physically, intellectually, emotionally and spiritually fit to face the
challenges ahead, committed to the religious values and aware of his/her duty to serve the
Society, the Nation and the World ;
(11)To ensure decentralized quality education for the children of field level executives/staffs of
public and private sectors who very often resists their postings outside Dhaka on the ground
the good educational institutions are available only in Dhaka city ;
(12)Promoting professionalism among teachers ;
(13)Providing quality education with special emphasis on Science, English, Mathematics,
Computer and Moral education;
(14)Facilitating the growth of performance based quality schools in the private sector ;
(15)Making teachers more and more accountable to the School Management Committee;
(16)Developing quality teachers as the backbone of quality education;

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 Vision of QEF :
(17)Ensuring equity in education;
(18)Promoting value based education;
(19)Promoting holistic development of human resources;
(20)Promoting nationalism, patriotism and the culture of International friendship, fraternity and
peace among the students as well as the teachers;
(21)Developing each Quality School as an excellent centre of knowledge and a leading learning
institution of the locality;
(22)Achieving a true balance in developing the students in emotional, spiritual, physical,
intellectual and social terms.
 First Phase education institutions :
In the first phase (October, 2006-May,2007) the following education institutions were managed
by QEF :-

Sl.No Name of the Institutions Location Year of
Establishment
01 BIAM Laboratory School, Dhaka 63, New Eskaton, Dhaka 2000
02 BIAM Laboratory School, , Nishindara, Bogra 2004
Bogra
03 BIAM Laboratory School, Cox’s Sea Beach, Cox’s Bazar 2005
Bazar
04 BIAM Model School and 63, New Eskaton, Dhaka 2005
College, Dhaka
05 BIAM Laboratory School, Lalkuthi, Rangpur 2005
Rangpur
06 BIAM Teacher’s Training 63, New Eskaton, Dhaka 2004
College, Dhaka
07 BIAM Model School and Lalkuthi, Rangpur 2005
College (Bengali Medium),
Bogra
08 BIAM Model School and Nishindara, Bogra 2006
College (Bengali Medium),
Bogra
09 PN-BIAM Laboratory School, PTI Road, Satkhira 2006
Satkhira
10 BIAM School and College BMI Compound, Jaldhaka, 2006
(Bengali Medium), Jaldhaka Nilphamari
11 BIAM Laboratory School, Shingra upazila Parishad 2006
Shingra, Natore compound
12 Abdul Mannan Bhuyian Chaugharia, Shibpur Upazila, 2006
Adarsha Bidyapith, Shibpur, Narsingdi
Narsingdi
13 OASIS-BIAM Laboratory School, Bargatta Road, Netrakona 2006
Netrakona

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 14 BIAM Laboratory School, Alormela, Kishoreganj Town, 2006
Kishorganj Kishoreganj
15 BIAM Laboratory School, Habiganj Govt, Boy’s High School 2006
Habiganj campus
16 BIAM Laboratory School, Jaintaur Upazila Parishad 2006
Jaintapur, Sylhet compound
17 BIAM Laboratory School, Old compound of DC office, 2006
Naogaon Naogaon
18 BIAM Quality Laboratory WAPDA colony, Thakurgaon 2006
School, Thakurgaon
19 BIAM Laboratory School, Kahaloo Upzaila Parishad 2006
Khaloo, Thakurgaon compound
20 BIAM Laboratory School, Nandigram Upzila Parishad 2006
Nandigram, Bogra compound
21 BIAM Laboratory School, Biswanath Upazila Parishad 2006
Bishwanath, Sylhet compound
22 BIAM Laboratory School, Atrai Upazila Parishad compound 2007
(Bengali Medium), Atrai,
Naogon
23 BIAM Laboratory School, Dupchanchia Upazila Parishad 2006
Dupchanchia, Bogra compound
While most of the institutions received financial grants from QEF till October 2008, some of the
institution were being funded by QEF up to the end of 2009.

 QEF Schools (Second Phase) :

Based on the success of the 23 educational institutions of first phase, QEF established the
following schools in 2008 and 2009 under the banner of QEF :-

Sl.No Name of the Institutions Location Year of

Establishment
01 Quality School (English –Medium), Prashadpur Bazar, Manda, 2007
Manda, Naogaon Naogaon
02 Momtaz Ahmad Quality Junior Kalaroa Town Taken over in
Girl’s High School Kalaroa, 2007
Satkhira(Bengali Medium)
03 Quality School (English Medium), Golapganj Upazila Parishad 2008
Golapganj, Sylhet compound
04 Quality School (English Medium) Sajjankanda, Rajbari 2008
Rajbari
05 Netrakona Quality School (Bengali Old Court Road, Netrakona 2008
Medium),Netrakona
06 Upzila Parishad Quality school Pirgaccha Upazila Parishad 2008
(Bengali Medium), Pirgachha, compund
Rangpur
07 Quality School (English Medium), Tangibari Upazila Parishad 2008
Tongibari, Munshiganj compound

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 08 Kabi Nazrul Quality School (English Darirampur, Nazrul Academy 2008
Medium), Darirampur, Trishal, complex
Mymensingh
09 Quality School,Chhagalnaiya, Feni Chhagalnaiya Upazila Parishad 2008
(Both English and Bengali Medium) compound
10 Phulkuri Quality School (English Fulbari Upazila Parishad 2008
Medium), Fulbari, Dinajpur compound
11 Muktijodda Quality School (English Domar upazila Parishad 2008
Medium), Domar, Nilphamari compound
12 Quality School (English Medium), Kasba Upazila Parishad 2008
Kasba, Brahmanbaria compound
13 Quality School ( English Medium), Alphadanga Upazila Parishad 2008
Alphadanga, Faridpur compound
14 Quality School (English Medium), Kalaroa, Satkhira 2008
Kalaroa, Satkhira
15 Collectorate Quality School Nilphamari Town 2008
(English Medium), Nilphamari
16 Shapla Quality School (Bengali Tanore Upazila Parishad 2008
Medium), Tanore, Rajshahi compound
17 Phulkur Quality Shishu Niketon WAPDA colony, Thakurgaon Taken over in
(Bengali Medium), Thakurgaon 2008
18 Unmesh Quality High School Mukterpara, Netrakona Taken over in
(Bengali Medium) Thakuragaon 2008
19 University Quality School (English Pallabi, Mirpur 2008
Medium), Pallabi, Mirpur, Dhaka
20 Quality School (English Medium), Upazila Parishad compound, 2009
Kaliganj, Jhenidah Kaliganj
21 Sribordi Quality School (Bengali Upazila Parishad compound, Taken over in
Medium),, Sribordi, Sherpur Sribordi 2009
22 Laksmipasha Kolokakoli Quality Upazila Parishad compound, Taken over in
School (Bengali Medium), Lohagara 2009
Lohagora, Narail
23 Phulkuri Quality Biddya Niketon Fulbari Upazila Parishad Taken over in
(Bengali Medium), Fulbari, compound 2009
Dinajpur
24 Fazlul Haque Quality School Kumirmara, Borguna 2009
(Bengali Medium), Kumirmara,
Borguna

 Partner Schools :
Besides the schools mentioned above, QEF extended support to the following educational
institutions by providing them qualified and experience English and Math teachers for three
years (2009-2011) :
Sl. No Name of the Institution Location
01 Shatani Bhadra and College, Satkhira Satkhira Sadar Upazilla. Satkhira

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 02 Chaoaradangi High School, Jaldhaka Jaldhaka Upazila, Nilphamari
03 Sonar Bangla Degree College, Satkhira Satkhira Sadar Upazila, Satkhira
04 Paramount Child Academy, Savar, Dhaka Ashulia, Savar, Dhaka

 Existing Schools :
Due to the reduction of income from the Endowment Fund, QEF is funding in the following 11
schools during 2014:-
Sl. No. Name of the institutions Location
01 Kabi Nazrul Quality School, Trishal Trishal, Mymensing.
02 Quality School, Netrakona Nagra, Netrakona
03 Quality School, Alfadanga, Faridpur Upzila Parishad compound, Alfadanga
04 Quality School, Chapanihat, Nilphamari Sajjankanda, Rajbari
05 Quality School, Chapanihat, Dimla Sadar Hospital Road, Nilphamari
06 Quality School, Chapanihat, Dimla Mathabhanga, Jaldhaka
07 Quality School, Golapganj, Sylhet Upzila Parishad Compund, Golapganj
08 Upazila Parshad Quality School, Upzila Parishad Compund, Pirgachha
Pirgachha, Rangpur
09 Quality School, Chapanihat, Dimla Upzila Parishad Compund, Fulbari
10 Quality School, Chapanihat, Dimla Upzila Parishad Compund, Chhagalnaiya
11 Quality School, Chapanihat, Dimla Dimla, Nilphamari
 Special features :
Special Features of QEF institutions are as follows:
(1) Qef schools do not receive any salary support for its teachers/staff from the government.
(2) Qef appoints well qualified teachers for its pre-schools and primary schools.
(3) About 80% of the QEF teachers are female.
(4) QEF provides training in Pedagogy and English to newly recruited teachers.
(5) QEF offers an attractive salary package to the teachers.
(6) QEF provides quality books and teaching aids to its schools;
(7) QEF offers Distance Communicative English Courses to all teachers of its chain schools.
(8) QEF improves the management of its educational institutions by providing regular training in
administration and management to Principals of QEF institutions at regular intervals.
(9) QEF intuition has special Management Committee only non-political personalities head the
Governing Bodies of QEF institutions.
(10)Teachers of QEF are recruited centrally in Dhaka on the basis of both written and oral tests.
Merit is the prime criteria of selecting teachers. QEF recruitment team also conducts written
examination and interviews at the Upazila and Districts levels for the appointment of
teachers for its branch schools outside Dhaka.
(11)QEF follows a system of hire and fire in its recruitment policy. Teachers are confirmed in the
jobs only after their performance in evaluated.
(12)QEF puts in place a strong monitoring and evaluation system for both the teachers as well as
the educational institutions in order to ensure quality on a long term basis. Monthly
evaluation report of the teachers and the school also ensure strong monitoring.

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 (13)Underserved and disadvantages areas of the country receive priority in QEF educational
programmes.
(14)QEF school have Parent’s Teachers’s Association (PTA) in each school which meet at regular
intervals and encourage a dialogue between parents and teachers.
(15)QEF schools encourage the formation of about thirty sub-committee of teachers in each
school which ensures participatory management of the school by all the teachers of the
concerned school.
 Teacher’s Training :
QEF has so far imparted training in Pedagogy to about 800 teachers of about 50 schools during
the last 12 years. QEF schools at the district headquarters act as resource centers for the
training of teachers of the Quality Schools at the Upazila/village level.
 Mission Statement :
QEF promotes a mission statement: “Quality teacher is the backbone of quality education.”
 Academic Programmes :
The strategy of QEF is to make available quality education outside Dhaka city at an affordable
cost by providing the opportunities of comparatively lower admission/tuition fees and trained
teachers. So that children from low-income families can have access to better education. QEF
schools follow the curricula of the National Curriculum and Text Book Board (NCTB) from
Standard I to X in both Bengali medium and English version. The courses of Pre-school (From
Play Group to K.G) are however, based on ‘O’ level curriculum in English medium.
 Source of Finance :
QEF received an initial allocation of Tk. 100m from the Government of the Peoples Republic of
Bangladesh in 2006 as Endowment Fund. Much more funds need to be allocated to extend the
program to more Upzilas and Districts.
QEF expects active support of the development partners in its mission to promote quality
education in Bangladesh. QEF also expects donations/contribution from the private sector and
philanthropists to its programmee for the holistic development of human beings.
 Creating Change Makers :
Education aims at the fullest development of human mind, body and soul. Based on this
philosophy, QEF aims at creating a set of self-motivated and dedicated citizens who will play a
leading role as change makers of Bangladesh society for years to come.