Darla Middle Secondary School: November 2014

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About School

Darla Middle Secondary School is located in Chukha Dzongkhag under Phuntsholing Dungkhag. It is 5.7kms towards THPA power house from Jumja Zero point on the Thimphu- Phuntsholing highway. The school area overlooks the most spectacular sight and breathtaking green mountainous landscape of Darla Valley. The need of the school in Darla locality was first conceived by Mr. Karna Bahadur Chhetri, the then Gup of Tala Gewog, with some support from the local community members. Initially the school was established about half a kilometer away from the present location in a horse stable of Chapcha Penlop, Dasho Nagchung. This school existed as a community school headed by Mr. Laxmi Prasad Sharma in the late 1950’s.

The Present School

The present school, which started as Tala Primary School took shape in the current location in 1961 under the supervision of Mr. Karna Bahadur Chhetri, the then Gup. The leading protagonist, Mr. Karna Bahadur Chhetri, with some cooperative from the public, went to Paro and got the approval for the establishment of the school. The construction of this school initially started in 1961 and was completed in 1968 and recognized and started to function as a fully-fledged primary school under the headship of Mr. Rudra Basnet. Chronological list of head teachers of the school. 1. Mr. Karna Bahadur Chhetri, ( Founder of the school) 2. Mr. Laxmi Prasad Sharma, (Founder head teacher of the community school 1957-58. 3. Mr. Deomani Subba (Supported the Community School) 1959-61. 4. Mr. Rudra Basnet (First head appointed by the govt.) 1961-64. 5. Mr. A.N. Bhaskaran, 1965-67. 6. Mr. Chandrama Thakur, 1968-72. 7. Mr. B.D.Rackk, 1973-74. 8. Mr. P.M Data (Teacher In charge), 1975-75. 9. Late Mr. Edwin Benjamin Lama, 1976-76. 10. Mr. B.K Benjamin, 1977-80. 11. Mr. Viswanathan, 1981-82. 12. Mr. Ganesh Chhetri, 1983-85. 13. Me. D.B Rai, 1986-88. 14. Mr. Tshering Dukpa, 1989-91. 15. Mr. Dhendup Tshering, 1992-97. 16. Mr. Karma Phuntsho, 1998-2006. 17. Mr. Sonam Dorjee, 2007 – 2008 18. Mr. Shambay Dawa, 2009 – 2011 19. Mr. Tshochu, 2012 – till date

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The Present School