Drugyel Higher Secondary School
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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]
Location
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ "drukgyel higher secondary school". Retrieved May 2, 2014.
- ^ "School rankings". Archived from the original on 2014-05-02. Retrieved May 2, 2014.
- ^ "our project". Retrieved May 3, 2014.
- ^ "distance between drugyel school and paro international airport". Retrieved May 2, 2014.
- ^ "taktsang monastery(Tigers nest)". Retrieved May 2, 2014.
- ^ Pem, Tandin (August 22, 2010). "Review of Sleeping Beauty". Archived from the original on May 3, 2014. Retrieved May 3, 2014.
- ^ "Tandin Sonam". Retrieved May 3, 2014.
- ^ "from a paro resort to national stage". September 10, 2010. Retrieved May 3, 2014.
External links
[edit]- School website
- Bhutan Today newspaper
- Disabled students
- airport distance
- http://www.education.gov.bt/
- https://web.archive.org/web/20140516232650/http://yoezerling.edu.bt/