This document provides information about Gesarling Central School in Dagana, Bhutan. It establishes the school's mission is to produce well-rounded citizens equipped with Bhutanese values. The school aims to provide quality, equitable education to help students become productive 21st century citizens. Currently, the school has 771 students and 72 staff members. It has experienced academic success, including high pass rates and many students qualifying for higher secondary school. The school also achieves in non-academic areas like agriculture. However, it faces challenges like teacher shortages and inadequate infrastructure like toilets. Management of the large school with a limited budget presents additional difficulties.

1. Gesarling Central School
(HSS)
Dagana
Established: 1999
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2. School’s Vision and Missions
Our Motto:
ALL ROUND EXCELLENCE
Missions:
Frame school policies such that it enables to produce citizens who are all
round excellent and equipped with Bhutanese value.
Give quality education that is inclusive, equitable and enhance self and
lifelong learning leading to become productive citizens.
Garner every student with the right attitude, aptitude, knowledge, skills and
values to face the world of the 21st century.
Vision:
To be an institution that produces ‘All Round Excellent’ citizen who are
equipped with our unique Bhutanese values of tha dam-tsig lay gju-drey.

3. School’s Brief History
❖Some two decades ago, the place was called “Emmiray”.
❖After the resettlement program in 1998, it was named as
“Pemaling”.
❖Got it’s current name when His Majesty The Druk Gyalpo
(then Choetse Penlop) hiked till Deorali during MT review of
Dagana and renamed it as “Gesarling”.
❖Started as Pemaling Community Primary School in 1999
with 3 teachers and 3 students.
❖LSS: 2007, MSS: 2013, Central School: 2015 and HSS: 2019

4. Current Statistics(2020)
Student Strength(PP-XII):
• Girls = 397
• Boys = 374
• Total: 771
Boarders: Girls = 342, Boys = 313, Total: 655
Staff:
Teachers: 42 (including Principal and VP)
Supporting Staff: 29
Total: 72

5. ❖ Received “Certificate of Commendation” for making
significant improvement in overall performance from
87.58%(2017) to 96.77%(2018) at MSS Level(Class X).
YEAR Pass% Qualified(%) to HSS Remarks
2017 98.4 68
Dzongkhag Topper, Mr. Raju
Tamang with 89%
2018 100 83.5
Maximum qualified in the
Dzongkhag (meet cut-off
point) to HSS
2019 99.32 98.64
Academic Achievements
❖ Received “Certificate of Commendation” for making
significant improvement in overall performance in Class
VI in 2019.
Performance in Past 3 years in BCSE(Class X)

6. Non-Academic Achievement
School Agriculture Program(SAP)
Received “Certificates of Recognition” from
MoAF-MoE for standing overall 3rd position at
National level for Best School Farm Competition in
the MSS Level for two consecutive years (2019 &
2020)

7. Challenges
Academics:
• Overall Teachers shortage = 7 (as per TRE)
• Currently, acute shortage of 2 Geography, 1 History and 1 Math
Teachers.
Infrastructure:
Acute shortage of toilets in the Academic blocks.
Current Ratio = Toilet units(14):Total students(771) = 1:55
Additional Staff Quarters needed.
✔80%(56 of 70) staff live out of the campus.
✔Adequate staff within the campus will help management in
efficient monitoring of the boarding students.
Budget:
Management of large school with limited budget can be quite
challenging.

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