Durbar High School

Durbar High School which translates to Palace High School, opened in 1854 is the oldest modern school in Nepal located near Rani Pokhari, Kathmandu.[1] The school was originally built to teach sons[2] of Ranas exclusively but was opened to public citizens in 1901 by Dev Shumsher Jang Bahadur Rana.[3] At first, Rana children were given education at Thapathali Durbar but later Jung Bahadur Rana moved it into its own building at Ranipokhari, Kathmandu.

Durbar High School after re-construction

Some parts of the school were destroyed in the April 2015 Nepal earthquake.[4] The school is currently being rebuilt under the Chinese Aid.[5]

References
  1. "Durbar High School – Boss Nepal". Retrieved 2020-07-27.
  2. Maskey, Govinda (1996). Social Life in Nepal: From Tradition to Modernity (1901-1925). Anmol Publications. p. 140. ISBN 978-81-7488-176-2.
  3. Harris, George Lawrence (1973). Area Handbook for Nepal, Bhutan, and Sikkim. U.S. Government Printing Office.
  4. "Historical monuments lost forever". The Nation. 26 April 2015. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
  5. https://english.onlinekhabar.com/china-completes-durbar-high-school-reconstruction-in-10-months.html


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