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Drugyel Higher Secondary School (DHSS) is a secondary school in Drugyel, Paro, Bhutan. It was established in 1994 by Nicholas Fenn, British High Commissioner for India and Thinley Gyamtsho, Education Director of Bhutan. Aum Namgay Om was appointed as the first principal of the school. Based on 2009 examination results, the school was ranked fourth in the country by the Bhutanese government. DHSS shares its campus with the first hearing-impaired school in Bhutan.

Location

DHSS is located in Tsento Gewog (Upper Paro valley), 22 kilometers North of Paro International Airport. It lies just at the base of Taktsang Monastery (Tigers nest), a cliff hanging monastery about 900 meters uphill.

Notable alumni

Bhutanese actor Tandin Sonam attended DHSS. He made his debut in Bhutanese film industry with Sleeping Beauty. He is also a singer and sang songs like "chued chued bumo" and "Yasi mey". Actress Tandin Bhida also attended DHSS. At 22 years old, she was nominated for national film awards for supporting actress.

References

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  2. "School rankings". Archived from the original on 2014-05-02. Retrieved May 2, 2014.
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  4. "distance between drugyel school and paro international airport". Retrieved May 2, 2014.
  5. "taktsang monastery(Tigers nest)". Retrieved May 2, 2014.
  6. Pem, Tandin (August 22, 2010). "Review of Sleeping Beauty". Archived from the original on May 3, 2014. Retrieved May 3, 2014.
  7. "Tandin Sonam". Retrieved May 3, 2014.
  8. "from a paro resort to national stage". September 10, 2010. Retrieved May 3, 2014.

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