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The school houses a total number of 1151 students which consists of 564 Boys and 587 Girls. At
present there are 90 teachers employed which consists of 21 P.G.T‘s, 32 G.T‘s, 25 P.R.T‘s and
12 Non Teaching Staff. Infrastructure wise the school is divided into 5 buildings of various sizes
which separates the Primary, Junior High, Secondary and Senior Secondary Sections. The school
also has a full size auditorium which can cater to over 250 students for in house examinations
and 400 audience members while conducting programmes.

The strength of the school lies in the unity of the staff to work as a team for which the school
holds regular motivational and team building sessions which has proven to be highly beneficial
as a morale booster and unity builder.

Even though Bhutia, Lepcha and Nepali are 3 major communities of Sikkim, the state of Sikkim
showcases the spirit of secularism in all its beauty wherein everyone belonging to any caste,
creed, and religion live together in harmony. Being a part of the biggest democracy in the world
the school is no different and has students and teachers from different communities and religious
background.

Also to make the community a part of the school system Alumni Association have been formed
along with parent and guardian members in the school management committee to make them
aware and part of the school administrative system. In not anything the different communities
coming together and living as a society gives an excuse to celebrate different festivals in all its
spirits.

We take pride in the saying ―Anekta main Ekta‖ and celebrate our diversity every day. During
morning assembly, each day from Monday through Saturday the students recite prayers of
different religious communities from the Bhagwad Gita to verses from the Bible ensuring that
the students learn about each community that is present.

Though ‗Nepali‘ is the commonly used language for conversation in the society, the school
insists on the use of the English Language as ours is an English Medium School. Also almost

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