The Prime Minister, during the meeting with the Association of Private Schools (APS), had announced that for the 2020 academic session, the government will provide 2,700 students to the private schools. The schools were asked to either choose a revised fee structure of Nu 35,000 per each day-scholars and Nu …

During the meeting between the Association of Private Schools and the government attended by private schools and officials from the Ministry of Education, the Prime Minister announced that for 2020 academic session, about 2,700 or even less students will be allotted to private schools and students will be allowed to …

As the government decision on cut off point has caused an impact on the private schools, the Opposition Party, demanded for the government to give a clear direction on the future of the private schools. DPT stated that the government’s cut off policy is a historic mess as it has …

Prime Minister Dr Lotay Tshering, during the Meet-the-Press session, on 27 December announced that in order to make it possible for the children in Bhutan to join the National Service at the age of 18 years, the admission age to enroll children in pre-primary grade will be reduced to 5 …

Sonam Dorji, 38, said that His Majesty’s initiative of Gyalsung or National Service is timely and appropriate. Although education is free in Bhutan, however, many parents can afford to send their children to study abroad for higher education. Therefore, National Service will be important in teaching Bhutanese values and culture …

Minister for Home and Culture Affairs, Lyonpo Sherab Gyeltshen, said, “Though we had national service in the past, it was not comprehensive with proper plan and programs. I graduated in 1977, and after that, we had to go for national service for a period of 6 months. During those times, …

Parents and students who defaulted on loan payment are under tremendous pressure Out of 760 students of the Learn and Earn Program (LEP) in Japan, who availed themselves of Nu 700,000 loan from Bhutan Development Bank Limited (BDBL), some 320 students who have defaulted on their loan received text messages …

Despite an outright request and even opposition from the private high schools, the government has stuck to its decision to do away with the cutoff point, and enroll all the high school students in the public schools by 2021. The government said it initiated the move to raise the level …

According to Agriculture Minister, Lyonpo Yeshey Penjore, climate change will ultimately result into drying up of water resources and this will impact the production of agricultural resources. Lyonpo said that if we go by the United Nation Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and research publication of Intergovernmental Panel on …

Schools say the future of 1,500 school staff and 11,000 students enrolled in 36 private schools are at stake With the government’s move to absorb all the students who are not qualified for class XI in the government schools, which would have otherwise enrolled in private schools, many owners of …