Nine Sindhuli schools to be merged

Sindhulimadhi, March 23

District Education Office, Sindhuli, has been preparing to merge nine primary public schools in the district from the new academic year.

A task force formed by the district education office has prepared the list of schools and submitted it to the Council of Education for endorsement, said Kedar Giri, District Education Officer.

The list includes Taru Phedi, Sisneri and Damar of Kamalamai Municipality. Riththe Primary and Bhayaytar Primary Schools of Sunkoshi Rural Municipality, besides Kalika Primary of Fikkal Rural Municipality, Janaekata Primary and Arukhola Primary of Golanjar Rural Municipality and Mauri Primary of Dudhauli Municipality figure in the list of schools to be merged from the next session.

“The office is preparing to merge the schools as per the recommendation of the task force as the schools have negligible number of students enrolled,” Giri said.