Ugyen Academy (UA)

Ugyen Academy (UA) is a private school in Punakha, Bhutan for classes VII-XII and also provides boarding facilities.

Ugyen Academy opened on 3 April 2002 with 154 students. The school was founded by His Excellency Dasho Yab Ugyen Dorji (father of the four Grand Mothers Dorji Wangmo, Tshering Pem, Tshering Yangdon and Sangay Choden Wangchuck of Bhutan and the former prime minister Sangay Ngedup). It started as a pet project of Honorable Dasho Yab Ugyen Dorji and Yum Thinley Choden. It was a wish fulfilled for the local people and a hope for the students who did not meet the government cut off point. The school made steady progress and the enrollment rose year by year. It is the first and only authentic international school in the Kingdom, where wholesome education is offered.

UA is set in a very perfect place in the pristine valley of Punakha a three-hour drive from the capital city of Bhutan. UA is a school situated in the midst of Khuruthang town (Punakha District). It is located between Khuruthang Middle Secondary School and Khuruthang town that is 4km before reaching Punakha Dzong.

Norbu Gyaltshen has been the principal of the school since the establishment of the school in 2002. He has a degree certificate and masters in science from University of New England, New South Wales.2013 He is also the recipient of University's Honours Roll for the project Mission Possible, UNE, NSW. He served as a teacher for 27 years and as a tutor to His Majesty the Fifth King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck of Bhutan. He received a precious award as an educationist. He became the first recipient of a white kabney without fringes and a patang from His Majesty. The honor was granted in recognition of the important role and epitome of teachers in nation.

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