Sambhota Tibetan School Shillong (Shillong)

A school for refugee Tibetan children.

This school was founded by the local committee consisting of the headmaster, the PTA and other local representatives in 1981. Since the funds were very limited, it was handed over to the DoE in 1981. At that time, the DoE took the land on lease for 99 years and developed a primary school to provide education for the children of the scattered Tibetan community. Besides offering its services to the children of Shillong, it also provides educational facilities for children coming from Dimapur, Itanagar and Kohima, with classes from LKG to Vth. The girl hostel received funds, and DoE was finally able to construct a hostel with a capacity of 100 boarders.

At present, there are 10 teaching staff and 8 non-teaching staff against 91 students (78 boarders and 13 day-scholars), the classes being from K.G to Vth grade. Mr. Namgyal Yemphel is the present (excellent) Headmaster of the school.

For more information see:
www.sambhota.org
www.tibetcharity.in/education/news.html