SCHOOL INFORMATION

Contact Information

Address	Tashi Namgyal Academy, Gangtok 737001, Sikkim (India)
Phone	03592-222406 (Principal's/School Office) 03592-222527 (Principal's residence)
Nearest Airport	Bagdogra, Siliguri (130 kms)
Rail Head	New Jalpaiguri (12 kms from Siliguri)
Buses	SNT (Sikkim Nationalised Transport) and other private buses from Siliguri to Gangtok (112 kms)

Foundation

Tashi Namgyal Academy was founded in 1926 by the late Sir Tashi Namgyal, KCSI, KCIE, the 11th consecrated Ruler of Sikkim. It is an autonomous English-medium, co-educational and Residential-cum-Day School, situated at an altitude of about 5700 ft above sea level with a sub-tropical climate having average annual temperature of maximum 25˚C and minimum of 10˚C, with an average rainfull of 140".

Aims and Objectives

The Institution aims to provide sufficient academic knowledge for a child to be able to meet the standards required to complete his college course without much strain. The child must possess a healthy disposition to life, a reasoning mind and an attitude of service. He must not be divorced from the social order; show good sportsmanship, be creative, unselfish and courageous. He should not be afraid of truth and justice and have sufficient pride for his country's culture and heritage. He should not be afraid to face unpopularity or to maintain an independent opinion. he should show friendliness, good manners and temper his emotions, showing discipline and responsibility.

Campus

The school has a rectangular-shaped compound, measuring about 12 acres of land and bound by the National Highway (NH-31A) to Nathula int he southwest and the road leading to Raj Bhavan in the northeast.

Starting from the Upper Main Gate down to the Lower Main Gate there is an Open-Air-theatre, Football ground, Swimming pool, Principal’s Bungalow, three Multi-Storeyed Buildings, 27 single and double unit staff quarters spread all over the school campus, two Boys Hostels, one Girls’ Hostel including Hostel Staff Quarters, one Kitchen and a Hostel dining Hall, a big Auditorium with a capacity of 600 including a gallery, seven double/three storeyed buildings for classrooms, Science Block consisting of Laboratories for Physics, Chemistry, Biology and Home Science, Common Rooms, Workshops and a Administrative Block. There is one Green House for cultivation of orchids and rare species of plants and facing it is a children’s park. The school has a well equipped library with over 25000 books. There are three games fields one each for football, Volleyball, basketball and well laid out flowerbeds, sprawling lawns and green slopes spread all over the campus. It is adorned with pine and eucalyptus trees. The month of December sees the whole of campus turning pink with beautiful cherry blossom.

Affiliation

The school is affiliated to the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations, New Delhi, established by the University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate, UK, and prepares students fro the Indian Certificate of Secondary Education (Class X) and the Indian School Certificate (Class XII) Examinations.

Further Information

For admission, curriculum, activites and other information, please visit the official TNA homepage