Kamji Central School

Brief Background on the Institute:

Kamji Central School is located at an altitude of approximately 1200 meters above the sea level. It is one of the two schools of Gelling Gewog catering to the education need of more than 500 children of the gewog and nearby locality.

 

Most of the inhabitants under this gewog are herds-men. They mostly depend on animal products and have hardly any arable land. There were times when the Punaps, Wangdueps and people from the west used to come and buy ‘Jatsham’ and ‘Jatshas’ from them. Kamji literally means ‘Dry- Land’. By then only small vegetable gardens were maintained by some residents.

 

Kamji Central School is established on a small hillock, surrounded by alpine afforested trees. It lies just below the Phuentsholing- Thimphu highway at about a distance of 25 kilometers from Phuentsholing. It has moderate temperature both during summer and winter but fog dominates its weather during monsoon season. Kamji is a peaceful and idle place for learning. Above the school is a beautiful hillock perched with serene and sanctifying place by KamjiLhakhang and harmoniously co-exists with the school.

 

The school initially established at Gonglakha, about 20 minutes drive from the present location on 9^th May, 1991. It was named Peljorling Community School by the Kamji Lam. Due to space constraint, the school had to be shifted to the present location in 1992 and named Kamji Community School. Through active participation of the community, huts were constructed as classrooms, office and teacher quarters. In 1994 it was upgraded to Primary School with 150 students supported with WFP. In between 1994-2010 school experienced three forceful storms that disrupted number of school structures.

 

In 2003, the school was upgraded to LSS with a total strength of 312 students and in the same year a double storied girls’ dormitory was constructed through WFP assistance. Beginning 2003, Lokchina, Dungna, Pakchina, Rangaytung, Sinchula, Chongaykha, Pachu, Chanachen and Wangdigatshel schools started feeding to this school. In 2004, the construction of 96 bedded double storied boys’ dormitory and basketball court started and completed in 2005. The present new staff quarter below the highway was completed and handed over to the school in the year 2008.

 

Furthermore, the school was upgraded to MSS with a total strength of more than 500 students in 2011. The school was also provided with 6 unit double storied new academic blocks and double storied Science Lab along with the Library room that completed in 2011. In the year 2012 the school was also approved with the double storied new administrative block that got completed in 2013.

 

In 2016, the school was converted to Central School by the previous Government and till now this school have 52 teacher faculty including the 2 teachers on study leave and EOL with non-teaching of 30 (including cooks, caretaker etc) in addition to this total students as of now is 827 including day scholars.