Playpen School
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Find your way around.

Six sections and 81 pages. Start with where you are, pick your child's class, or search.

Sheet 01 of 05Where are you?Four steps, then everything else

Start where you are.

Most families come to the school in the same order: they look, they read about the classes, they visit, they apply. Each step has its pages.

  1. 01

    Discover

    See what kind of school this is.

  2. 02

    Learn

    Find your child's class and how Cambridge works here.

  3. 03

    Visit

    Come and see the building and the section your child would join.

  4. 04

    Apply

    The steps, the fees and the first weeks.

Already a Playpen family?

Rather talk to someone?

Lines are open 9.00 am to 1.00 pm. The address and the map are on the contact page.

Sheet 02 of 05Which class is your child in?Playgroup to A Level, one school

Four stages, then A Level.

Pick the stage your child is in, or is about to join.

  1. ElementaryPlaygroup to KG II
  2. JuniorClass I to III
  3. MiddleClass IV to VII
  4. SeniorClass VIII to XII, with O Level
  5. AS and A LevelFrom Class XI

How learning is explained and measured

Each section of the school has its own telephone line; they are listed above and on the contact page.

Sheet 03 of 05The six sectionsThe same six as the menu

Six doors.

Each section, in the menu's order, with every page in it. Admissions is listed in the order families use it.

01 · 7 pages

About

What the school is, and where to read more about its history, people, campus and policies.

See the 7 pages
  • HistoryThe school in dates, from the first O Level candidate to the move into its own building.
  • School administrationThe Chairman, the Managing Director, the Principal, the Vice Principals and the Teachers-in-Charge, and how the school is organised.
  • Who to ask about your child's classPick your child's class to see the Teacher-in-Charge, the Vice Principal and the line to call.
  • CampusOne building of ten storeys in Bashundhara R/A, and what it holds, from laboratories to the rooftop court.
  • Child protectionHow the school looks after children, and how to raise a concern.
  • PoliciesThe code of conduct, uniform, attendance and other documents, in one place.
  • CareersTeaching at Playpen: how to apply and where vacancies are listed.

02 · 9 pages

Learning

One path from Playgroup to A Level, in four stages.

See the 9 pages
  • ElementaryPlaygroup, Nursery, KG I and KG II. The first classrooms.
  • JuniorClasses I to III. English, Bengali and Mathematics, with library lessons for every level.
  • MiddleClasses IV to VII. Core subjects learned by doing, and a new uniform from Class IV.
  • SeniorClasses VIII to XII. Electives in Class VIII, Cambridge O Level, then AS and A Level.
  • A LevelAS and A Level, taught at Playpen since 2013.
  • Cambridge pathwayO Level, AS and A Level explained in five minutes: what is sat when, how it is graded, what the words mean.
  • ExaminationsTwo semesters, an examination at the end of each, how promotion works and what parents see in the portal.
  • ResultsCambridge results 2026, awards and competitions, each with its year and source.
  • Student supportThe counsellor, career and university guidance and the health centre, for every class.

03 · 6 pages

Admissions

Visit, enquire, apply.

See the 6 pages, in order
  1. Book a visitCome and see the school. Call first; the office confirms the day.
  2. EnquireAsk the admissions team, or call the line for your child's section.
  3. How to applyThe five steps from the first call to the result, the form, and what to bring.
  4. Fees and paymentHow fees are explained and paid. Amounts come from the admissions office.
  5. Starting at PlaypenUniform, books, the bus and a list for the first day.
  6. FAQTwenty answers, grouped by topic, with a search.

04 · 5 pages

School life

The year, in the courtyard and on the field.

See the 5 pages
  • The school dayThe day from the gate to the gate, and the four things new families ask first.
  • Transport and safetyHow the campus is kept safe, the rules at the gate, and the school bus.
  • SportsFootball, basketball, handball, athletics, table tennis, chess and carrom.
  • Clubs and activitiesThirteen activities in five groups, from Music and Debate to the Duke of Edinburgh's Award, and the school's trips.
  • Culture and serviceThe Cultural Programme, Pohela Boishakh and community service.

05 · 7 pages

Community

Parents, alumni, news, events, notices and photographs.

See the 7 pages
  • ParentsThe portal, fee payment, notices and the contact line for each section.
  • AlumniAlbums by year and how to join the alumni community.
  • Our recent updatesStudents' prizes and commendations, newest first, each with its story.
  • News and achievementsReports from the school year and competition results.
  • EventsFifteen events in the school year, the two semesters, and where families find the dates.
  • NoticesCurrent notices from the school.
  • GalleryThe school's albums, in frames where no child can be recognised, and the building.

Every event page and photograph album

06 · 1 page

Contact

Phone lines by section, the address and the map, and the two forms that send.

  • ContactLines are open 9.00 am to 1.00 pm.
Sheet 04 of 05The school year, page by pageEvents and photograph albums

Every event, every album.

Two long lists, folded so the page stays short. Open the one you need.

All 15 event pages

Events: the school year in one page

  • Annual Sports DayThe march past, the displays and the races, on the school field.
  • Pohela BoishakhThe Bengali new year, celebrated across the school, on 14 April.
  • Science and Technology FairStudent projects, experiments and models, shown at stalls in the hall.
  • Annual Cultural ProgrammeThe school's largest performance event: music, dance and drama on stage.
  • Graduation CeremonyThe graduates of O Level and A Level, in caps, gowns and maroon sashes.
  • Shaheed Dibosh21 February: the Language Movement remembered, and International Mother Language Day.
  • Independence Day26 March: the national day of Bangladesh, marked with a school function.
  • Victory Day16 December: the victory of 1971, commemorated every year.
  • Annual DramaDrama on the hall stage, from the Drama activity and the Drama Club.
  • Annual MiladA gathering for prayer and recitation, held each year.
  • Orientation DayA day that introduces students and families to the school year.
  • Book FairA fair of books, beside the library lessons of every class.
  • Education FairThe yearly fair beside the school's guidance on studying further.
  • Business WeekA week for the business subjects and the Business Club.
  • Study TourLearning away from the classroom, with parents' permission.
All 21 photograph albums

The gallery: every album, with its photographs

Albums the school has not yet cleared for the website are listed, folded, on the gallery page; they are added here when the school agrees.

Sheet 05 of 05Help and site informationThe pages at the foot of every page

Help

About this website

This map is built from the same list as the menu and the footer, so the three always agree.

Last updated 25 October 2026.

Admissions

Could not find it? Ask the school.

Call the admissions line for your child's section between 9.00 am and 1.00 pm, or book a visit.

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