School rankings for 2010

Based on academic, enabling practice scorecard and gross national happiness scorecard Baging Community Primary School in Mongar, Gedu Higher Secondary School and Chukha Higher Secondary School in Chukha were declared among the 10 highest performing schools in 2010.

The school performance ranking was released on May 25 by the Department of Education, Ministry of Education.

The Performance Management System (PMS) was introduced in 2010 as a part of Performance Compact signed by the Ministry of Education with the Government to improve performance of schools in student learning outcomes, reducing repetition rates, promoting GNH education across all schools and enhancing teacher satisfaction.

According to a press release from the education ministry, PMS has been designed to help achieve Bhutan’s goals of universal access and providing quality education.

The PMS consists of three scorecards, academic learning, enabling practices in teaching and learning and achievements on GNH practices in the schools.

The press release states that with this ranking, it is possible to know precisely the performance of each level of schools across the country.

The practice of ranking schools was started in 2010 base on academic performance in 2009. The Ministry of Education intends to make this regular intervention till such time as the monitoring and performance review become a normal feature of the schools and their overall performance reaches a respectable level of integrity.

The top 10 schools of 2009 were Yarangla Community Primary Schools in Mongar, Dagor Community Primary School in Pemagtashel, Nobgang Community Primary School and Khuruthang Middle Secondary School in Punakha, Sunshine, Early Learning Centre, Phuensum Primary and Druk Schools in Thimphu, Nimshong Community Primary School in Trongsa, and Namchala Lower Secondary School in Dagana.

In the middle secondary standard, Kanglung Middle Secondary School (MSS), Trashigang Middle Secondary School, Rangjung and Jigme Sherubling Higher Secondary Schools (HSS) in Trashigang and Ugyen Academy in Punakha, Monggar HSS, Bayling HSS in Trashiyangtse, Yangchenphu in Thimphu, Nangkor HSS in Pemagatshel and Khangkhu MSS in Paro the top 10 schools.

And in the Higher Secondary Schools, the top 10 schools were Tashitse HSS in Trashigang, Yangchenphu and Motithang HSS in Thimphu , Drugyal HSS in Paro, Bayling HSS in Tashiyangtse, Bajo HSS in Wangdue, Phuentsholing HSS, Nangkor HSS in Pemagatshel, Monggar HSS and Gelephu HSS.

The following were the higher performing schools in the year 2010.