Drugyel Higher Secondary School

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Drugyel Higher Secondary School
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School type Secondary school
Established1994;31 years ago (1994)
FoundersNicholas Fenn
Thinley Gyamtsho

Drugyel Higher Secondary School (DHSS) is a secondary school in Drugyel, Paro, Bhutan. It was established in 1994 by Nicholas Fenn, British High Commissioner for India and Thinley Gyamtsho, Education Director of Bhutan. [1] Aum Namgay Om was appointed as the first principal of the school. Based on 2009 examination results, the school was ranked fourth in the country by the Bhutanese government. [2] DHSS shares its campus with the first hearing-impaired school in Bhutan. [3]

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Location

DHSS is located in Tsento Gewog (Upper Paro valley), 22 kilometers North of Paro International Airport. [4] It lies just at the base of Taktsang Monastery (Tigers nest), a cliff hanging monastery about 900 meters uphill. [5]

Notable alumni

Bhutanese actor Tandin Sonam attended DHSS. He made his debut in Bhutanese film industry with Sleeping Beauty. [6] He is also a singer and sang songs like "chued chued bumo" and "Yasi mey". [7] Actress Tandin Bhida also attended DHSS. At 22 years old, she was nominated for national film awards for supporting actress. [8]

References

  1. ↑ "drukgyel higher secondary school". Archived from the original on 2 May 2014. Retrieved 2 May 2014.
  2. ↑ "School rankings". Archived from the original on 2 May 2014. Retrieved 2 May 2014.
  3. ↑ "our project" . Retrieved 3 May 2014.
  4. ↑ "distance between drugyel school and paro international airport" . Retrieved 2 May 2014.
  5. ↑ "taktsang monastery(Tigers nest)" . Retrieved 2 May 2014.
  6. ↑ Pem, Tandin (22 August 2010). "Review of Sleeping Beauty". Archived from the original on 3 May 2014. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
  7. ↑ "Tandin Sonam" . Retrieved 3 May 2014.
  8. ↑ "from a paro resort to national stage". 10 September 2010. Retrieved 3 May 2014.

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