Motithang Higher Secondary School
| Motithang Higher Secondary School | |
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The main academic building
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Thori Lam, Motithang Bhutan |
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| Coordinates | 27°28′30″N 89°37′23″E / 27.474993°N 89.623130°ECoordinates: 27°28′30″N 89°37′23″E / 27.474993°N 89.623130°E |
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| Type | Government School |
| Motto | Inculcate the GNH values to students. Mould the mind of youth to attain GNH goal. |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Buddhist |
| Established | April 1, 1975 |
| School district | Thimphu |
| Principal | Jigme Choden |
| Faculty | 70 (approx.) |
| Number of students | 1100 (approx.) |
| Campus type | Suburban |
Motithang Higher Secondary School (Dzongkha: མུ་ཏིག་ཐང་འབྲིང་རིམ་སློབ་གྲྭ་གོང་མ) is a government high school in the capital city of Thimphu, Bhutan. It was established in the year 1975. Motithang translates to The Meadow of Pearls in English.
It is located 1 mile north of the main city, in Motithang. The school shares its border with Jigme Namgyel lower secondary school.
To collaborate with all stakeholders and tailor productive human resources with zest for learning and a sense of direction in life to attain individual happiness and well-being of others.
Engender and ambiance that feels trust, belongingness stewardship, patriotism and statesmanship to mature with high moral ethics and perform well both in the school and beyond.
For all the government school in Bhutan, the academic year is February–December. The two weeks summer break commences from first day of July.
The school named each of their houses after the current King of Bhutan, His Majesty Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck as a mark of utmost respect. They are:
Each house is being led by a house master and a house mistress and a group of teachers. A total of four student representatives are being elected to work in the house administration. A boy and a girl vice captain are selected yearly from the eleventh graders and then promoted to full house captains in the following year.
The subjects for the ninth and tenth grader include Mathematics,English, Dzongkha, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Computer Science, Economics, History and Geography. The medium of instruction is English for all subjects except for the Dzongkha course. Entrance to the eleventh and twelfth grades would require an individual to obtain higher marks than the required baseline i.e. the cut-off percentage for entering into government high school.
The courses for the eleventh and twelfth grader are divided into three major streams. They are
Courses in this field include English, Dzongkha, Physics, Chemistry, Computer Science(only for I.T Students) and Mathematics/Biology as a choice.
Courses in this field include English, Dzongkha, Commerce, Accountancy, Business-Mathematics and Economics/Computer Science as a choice.
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