Notre Dame School (NDS) is a school Catholic school located in Bandipur, Nepal The school was founded by the School Sisters of Notre Dame (SSND), a congregation of Roman Catholic sisters founded in Bavaria in 1833 and devoted to educating students at all levels around the world.
Notre Dame Secondary School | |
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Bandipur-04, Balabazar , | |
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Type | Not for Profit Primary and Secondary school |
Motto | Virtue Wisdom |
Established | 1985 A.D. |
School district | Tanahun |
Principal | Sister Merium |
Staff | 40+ |
Grades | Nursery -12 |
Gender | Co-Educational |
Enrollment | 800+ |
Nickname | Notre Damer |
Affiliation | Bandipur Rural Municipality, NEB |
NDS was opened in Bandipur in 1985 as a kindergarten school by School Sisters of Notre Dame (SSND ) sisters from Japan and was soon developed into a primary school.[1] The first batch of students completed the 10th grade (which is considered the end of high school and beginning of college education in Nepal) in 1996. In 1997, NDS started offering higher secondary education (dubbed the 10-plus-2 program) in Science under the Higher Secondary Education Board of Nepal.[citation needed]
Administration
editThe institution is controlled administratively by Christian Catholic Missionary and its a convent school. The founder principal was Sister Evenjala.
Past principals
edit- Sister Evenjala
- Sister Janet Tanaka
- Sister Merium
- Fr. Silas Bogati
- Fr. Denis D'Suza
Alumni Association
editEx-Students (Old NDs) of the institution had their first ever meet on 7 th Magh 2079 B.S . ( 21 January 2023 ) and formed themselves Alumni Association for further activities .
Ad hoc Committee
edit- Madan Krishna Adhikari ( Co-ordinator )
- Tara Bhattarai ( Member )
- Sachin Raj Piya ( Member )
- Rasmina Pradhan ( Member )
- Sulove Piya (Member)
- Bishow Prakash Sulpe (Member)
- Rabindu Shrestha (Member )
Membership
edit- Eligibility for Association membership extends to students who have completed a minimum of two academic years at Notre Dame School, with the exception of those who solely undertook tenth or twelfth-grade studies, appearing only for the final examination.
References
edit- ^ "25th Anniversary of Bandipur Notre Dame School". SSND Japan Region. Archived from the original on 2014-11-29.