Gandaki Boarding School

Lamachaur, Pokhara

Estd. 1966

private

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Overview

Gandaki Boarding School (GBS) was established in 1966 AD as a non-profit institution with the motto ‘Knowledge, Character and Service. GBS is a selective co-educational boarding school that offers its service to students ranging from Grades 4 to 12. The school is a multi-lingual, multi-cultural, and multi-ethnic educational institution that incorporates all castes, cultures, religions, values, and languages.

GBS features an inquiry-based, concept-driven curriculum that provides a well-rounded, student-centered program. The language of instruction is English. Students are blessed with the opportunity to express their talents in a variety of athletics, academic, artistic, and creative work.

GBS sponsors a variety of clubs such as Health and Sanitation, Handwriting, and English that can foster their potential. Seven academic departments and seven administrative sections team up to work for a better output. A new ICT Building and swimming pool have recently been added to the School.

The commitment of GBS:

To provide an educational program that develops students’ curiosity and creativity.
To develop responsible and engaged learners.
To foster tolerance, respect, and acceptance of others.
To build each student’s resilience and self-esteem.
To provide a curriculum that is rich and relevant and allows all students to succeed.
To promote a strong, supportive partnership between home and the school and the wider community.
To have high expectations of ourselves and others.

The belief of GBS:

To provide an educational program that develops students’ curiosity and creativity.
To develop responsible and engaged learners.
To foster tolerance, respect, and acceptance of others.
To build each student’s resilience and self-esteem.
To provide a curriculum that is rich and relevant and allows all students to succeed.
To promote a strong, supportive partnership between home and the school and the wider community.
To have high expectations of ourselves and others.

Scholarship Provision:

As it is a non-profit making institution, the objective of the school is to provide quality education at an affordable cost. The school has been providing scholarship facilities to 20 – 25% of students, who are underprivileged, marginalized, backward, and who are from remote areas and so-called low castes. Such scholarship ranges from class 4 to class 12 and college level as well.

These students are given facilities as per their categories. They adjust themselves to the motto of Knowledge, Character, and Service.

A-Level Program at GBS:

GBS introduced Cambridge University O-Levels in 1990 GCE A Level commenced in 2010. students are selected on the basis of the results of the Entrance Examinations which take place in June. All students are offered the following subjects: AS: General Paper, Physics, Chemistry, Maths, Biology/Computer A2: Physics, Chemistry, Biology/Computer, Math.

which has been designated as one of the best schools in the country on the basis of School Evaluation Methods set by the Ministry of Education, Kathmandu, Nepal,
achieved international awards in A-Level examinations
received scholarships to study in top Universities (USA, Germany, UK, Netherlands, Finland, Bangladesh, Hong Kong, etc.) of the world.