Nepal Secondary School in Baglung Raises NPR 10 Million for Endowment Fund

Myagdi. An endowment fund established by Nepal Secondary School, located in Tarakhola Rural Municipality-4, Baglung, on the border of Myagdi, has collected NPR 10 million.

The total amount was collected following the receipt of NPR 3.7 million during the 57th anniversary celebration held with various programs from Magh 25 to Falgun 1. Padam Khatri, Chairman of the School Management Committee, stated that NPR 10.2 million has been collected in the endowment fund, which is intended to be utilized for the educational and physical development of the school, which operates a Grade 10+2 level program in Animal Science under the technical stream.

"Donors have contributed to the endowment fund in memory of their deceased parents and former students," he said. "Associations and businesspeople from Tarakhola residing abroad have also provided individual support."

The endowment fund, which started with NPR 6.5 million from the school's internal source fund, received an additional NPR 1.5 million contribution last year on the occasion of the 56th anniversary. Chairman Khatri informed that the goal is to increase the endowment fund to NPR 20 million and utilize its interest to continue the school's exemplary teaching practices.

Donors to the endowment fund included Galekot Society Japan with NPR 500,000, Jit Bahadur Khatri with NPR 300,000, Tikaram Kandel with NPR 200,000, Non-Resident Nepali Association Japan with NPR 150,000, Yama Bahadur Khatri with NPR 100,000, the family of Bhim Bahadur Pandey with NPR 100,000, Karna Bahadur KC with NPR 211,111, Huma Kumari Kandel with NPR 200,000, Rati Gharti with NPR 65,000, Pok Bahadur Gharti with NPR 50,000, and Chitra Prasad Gauchan with NPR 100,000.

Similarly, Ram Chalise contributed NPR 350,000 and Prakash Thapa contributed NPR 350,000, Lakhim Gaire contributed NPR 50,000, and Bhakta Chokhal contributed NPR 50,000. Furthermore, one classroom in the school building was constructed with a contribution of NPR 455,000 from Pok Bahadur Chokhal, the father of the late Hari Bahadur Chokhal, in his memory.

School Principal Prakash Roka informed that the average learning achievement for students in the general stream studying at the school, which has 411 students, is 55.95 percent, and for students in the technical stream, it is 65.15 percent. Under the Federal Government's Model School Program, construction of five buildings with a capacity of 34 rooms has been completed, and one building is under construction. An eleven-room hostel, a thirteen-room toilet, a computer lab, a science laboratory, and an animal science laboratory have been established.

Teaching is conducted in English medium up to Grade 8. There is also a state-of-the-art multimedia and technology-equipped computer classroom for teaching, supported by an organization from Korea.

Dhan Bahadur Bika, Chairman of Tarakhola Rural Municipality, stated that there are plans to operate Nepal Secondary School as a residential school, add school bus facilities, and establish a campus.