Welcome To The Royal Education Council
“I have always believed that a nation’s future is mirrored in the quality of her youth and that it is the government’s sacred duty to provide good education and a conducive environment for the youth to become strong and capable leaders for the future”
His Majesty the Druk Gyalpo
The Royal Education Council was established through a Royal Command on the 7th August 2007, as an autonomous organization tasked with initiating and implementing reforms in Bhutan’s education sector which includes school, technical and vocational, and tertiary education. The overall aim is to promote excellence in education through “high student learning and achievement for all.” The specific objectives are to – foster intellectual, cultural and social development; transmission of knowledge; and providing relevant knowledge and skills for participating in the process of nation building.
Students sans textbooks
Infrastructural requirements are yet to be met to match improved status
04.06.2009
They all share a common dream – to become engineers and doctors. They have the will and their ability will be tested soon in their midterm exams. Without sufficient textbooks, however, the recently upgraded Dagana higher secondary school (HSS) class XI students are anxious.
They know that the foundations to their dreams are laid in the first year of pre-university. “We’re worried over the shortage of textbooks. It’s crunch time of our future,” said a science student aspiring to become a doctor.
What makes students tick ?
02.06.2009
Many Bhutanese believe teaching is the best profession for women.
Studies show they are, at least at the lower grades.
A report on the quality of primary education in Bhutan has found that female teachers have a positive correlation with grade two students, scoring significantly higher in English and Math tests.
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